David Patterson: Intelligence, Tech, Energy and Demand All Have Limits
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-09-03
Turing Award winner and Google distinguished engineer David Patterson pushed back on the industry's "unlimited" narratives: intelligence has a limit, technology has a limit, energy demand has a limit, and market demand has a limit. "If your world model includes anything unlimited, you are wrong" — a sober counterpoint to current AI compute and investment expansion talk.
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