Sam Altman thinks fusion - particularly a company he's personally invested in - can provide the energy we "need" to develop AGI. Meanwhile, what if we just...put data centers on the Moon to save energy? Alex, Emily, and guest Tamara Kneese pour cold water on Silicon Valley's various unhinged, technosolutionist ideas about energy and the environment.Dr. Tamara Kneese is director of climate, technology and justice at the Data & Society Research InstituteDue to some technical issues during our recording, this week's episode is a bit shorter than usual.References:A data center … on the moon??Sam Altman is banking on fusionGreenland is the new Mars“Regenerative finance” in the crypto eraFears of subprime carbon assets stall crypto mission to save rainforestCorporate carbon offset company accidentally starts devastating wildfireThe AI/crypto crossoverAI/crypto crossover no one asked forBlockchains wanted to build a smart city. The state could not sign off on its water rightsOn petro-masculinityPredatory delay and other myths of sustainable AIBook: Digital Energetics, on Bitcoin/AI computing as a larger energy problemFresh AI Hell:Fake books about indigenous languagesSurveillance company harrasses own employees with camerasSchools SWATing kids based on AI outputsCheck out future streams on Twitch. Meanwhile, send us any AI Hell you see.Our book, 'The AI Con,' is out now! Get your copy now.Subscribe to our newsletter via Buttondown. Follow us!Emily Bluesky: emilymbender.bsky.social Mastodon: dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Alex Bluesky: alexhanna.bsky.social Mastodon: dair-community.social/@alex Twitter: @alexhanna Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.

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