Chris Stokel-Walker

Every query that you make for a chat GPT or similar tool goes to what's called a data center. They produce heat and energy and they need to be cooled down so water constantly has to flow across them in order to try and take away the heat. Yes, you would hope that the government will take action on this. The problem, of course, is...

Every query that you make for a chat GPT or similar tool goes to what's called a data center. They produce heat and energy and they need to be cooled down so water constantly has to flow across them in order to try and take away the heat. Yes, you would hope that the government will take action on this. The problem, of course, is...

that if we take a stronger stance on the environmental impact, that other people will say, well, we'll have more lax regulation, come and work with us. And one of the things I think that was really interesting about the AI Opportunities Plan is almost the messaging behind it wasn't designed fully for us as individuals.

that if we take a stronger stance on the environmental impact, that other people will say, well, we'll have more lax regulation, come and work with us. And one of the things I think that was really interesting about the AI Opportunities Plan is almost the messaging behind it wasn't designed fully for us as individuals.

It was actually Keir Starmer kind of standing up in front of glitzy robots behind him to try and signify new technology and saying, well, the world's investors, we are open for business. Come to us, we will welcome you. with open arms, we will potentially bend our rules a little bit and our principles perhaps as well in order to get you here. Because we know that this is the competition.

It was actually Keir Starmer kind of standing up in front of glitzy robots behind him to try and signify new technology and saying, well, the world's investors, we are open for business. Come to us, we will welcome you. with open arms, we will potentially bend our rules a little bit and our principles perhaps as well in order to get you here. Because we know that this is the competition.

This is the race. One of the things that actually Keir Starmer said constantly in his speech, kept using this word race. And he kept saying, it is a race to be first. It is a race to get this interest. If we don't do it, someone else will. And in terms of the environment, he also kind of gave away the game a little bit when he used a kind of unfortunate,

This is the race. One of the things that actually Keir Starmer said constantly in his speech, kept using this word race. And he kept saying, it is a race to be first. It is a race to get this interest. If we don't do it, someone else will. And in terms of the environment, he also kind of gave away the game a little bit when he used a kind of unfortunate,

image in terms of trying to produce a metaphor in his speech. Right near the end, he said that we have to grasp the nettle of AI. And I was like, why did he use nettle? Because nettle sting, right?

image in terms of trying to produce a metaphor in his speech. Right near the end, he said that we have to grasp the nettle of AI. And I was like, why did he use nettle? Because nettle sting, right?

Yeah, and this is one of the problems is that big tech moves fast, government moves incredibly slow. One of the fundamental principles of big tech companies is a 2012 manifesto put out by Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. It's called the hack away. And one of the things that was enshrined in that and is kind of

Yeah, and this is one of the problems is that big tech moves fast, government moves incredibly slow. One of the fundamental principles of big tech companies is a 2012 manifesto put out by Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. It's called the hack away. And one of the things that was enshrined in that and is kind of

a common mantra for basically every tech executive and anybody working in the tech industry now is a really simple phrase, move fast and break things. Now, that works fine if you're a tech company, But if you're a government, the last thing you want to do is break things. But you do need to move fast nowadays.

a common mantra for basically every tech executive and anybody working in the tech industry now is a really simple phrase, move fast and break things. Now, that works fine if you're a tech company, But if you're a government, the last thing you want to do is break things. But you do need to move fast nowadays.

And the challenge we have, unfortunately, Coco, is that these tools are already out there. And people can make money by producing AI dross-generated cookbooks and selling them on Amazon for a couple of quid's profit every single time. And even if the tech companies were responsible actors in a way of saying, we should limit this use, and even if there was regulation by government...

And the challenge we have, unfortunately, Coco, is that these tools are already out there. And people can make money by producing AI dross-generated cookbooks and selling them on Amazon for a couple of quid's profit every single time. And even if the tech companies were responsible actors in a way of saying, we should limit this use, and even if there was regulation by government...

The tools are now out there in people's hands. And so if you take a principled stand and you say, I'm not going to buy these cookbooks, I'm not going to use AI to just ask inane questions because of the environmental impact, unfortunately, other people will.

The tools are now out there in people's hands. And so if you take a principled stand and you say, I'm not going to buy these cookbooks, I'm not going to use AI to just ask inane questions because of the environmental impact, unfortunately, other people will.

Thank you.

Thank you.