What is energy dissipation in AI?

It's the physics truth: wealth tracks how fast you turn raw energy (sunlight, coal, watts) into useful stuff (grain, fuel, answers). AI data centers are masters at it.

Will orbital data centers make AI cheaper for everyone?

Short-term, yes — inference costs dive. Long-term

Who really profits from AI infrastructure?

The energy dissipators: OpenAI, Google, Musk's stack. Not users or open-source tinkerers — they pay the power bill.

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AI's Dirty Secret: It's All About Hogging Energy, From Earth to Orbit

Your next electricity bill? Blame the AI rush. Beneath the intelligence hype, OpenAI and pals are building energy empires that dwarf Rockefeller's.

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Futuristic orbital data center panels capturing continuous solar energy above Earth

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Wealth has always equaled controlled energy dissipation, from feudal land to AI data centers. 𝕏
OpenAI is evolving into an energy company, with space solar as the next frontier. 𝕏
AI costs converge to electricity prices, squeezing everyday users as giants hoard power. 𝕏

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