New Yorker interview: AI is a brute-force problem that will 'cook the planet'
kevinnbass · x · 2026-11-14
Stephen Witt shares an excerpt from his New Yorker interview on data centers: he argues AI is essentially a brute-force problem and nobody anticipated how heavy-industrial its development would become. Asked whether AI will completely destroy the planet, he answers 'Yes,' saying we're already on track to cook the planet. The retweeting author dismisses it as 'woke' framing, illustrating the polarized takes on AI's energy footprint.
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