Nina Schick: the power gap becomes an intelligence gap, Europe most exposed
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-09-15
Nina Schick argues we are converting energy into intelligence, and countries that cannot power it will become poorer and weaker. Electricity demand projections never anticipated industrial-scale manufacture of non-biological intelligence; training is only the start, as inference needs power 24/7 with no obvious ceiling on demand but a hard ceiling on supply. The power gap becomes an intelligence gap and ultimately a sovereignty gap. She flags Europe's exposure: Germany shut its nuclear fleet, and the UK wants AI superpower status while its industries already struggle with electricity costs — two nations that defined the Industrial Age risk depending on intelligence manufactured elsewhere.
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