Two months ago, when @AOC and I proposed an AI data center moratorium, we were called “Luddites.”
Now New York is on the verge of passing a moratorium and dozens of localities are doing the same.
People understand: AI must work for all, not just oligarchs.
@km It’s even better for them now than in search. With search, Google was really the one partner that mattered. Now with three competing for the assistant layer, Apple has leverage over price.
@km Yeah I think it’s that they still own the user interface and that at any point, they’ll just partner with a frontier lab / Google and get all the features with no capex.
And that’s before the silicon even matters (still a couple years out before local models get food enough).
@paulg One of the most satisfying things about the AI wave is that it's blasted open the Overton window of ideas that can be taken seriously.
Who would have believed "data centers in space" in 2021? Now, it's like, "well yeah, obviously we'll try it," and crazy doesn't sound so crazy.