AI energy spend will be industrial, leaving abundant compute for individuals
tawnniee · x · 2026-08-25
The author argues that AI's massive electricity consumption will be borne by industry, similar to historical energy usage patterns. Consequently, individual users will have access to more AI compute than they need—cheap and ubiquitous—for life, side projects, and small businesses.
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