"[T]he semiconductor industry needs to sell more and more powerful chips to maintain its economies of scale. It is therefore necessary for demand for computing power to increase year on year, at the same rate as gains in computing power." ... goes on to convincingly argue that adoption of AI services lags behind what's nnecessary to "consume" semiconductor production capacity. Model providers are caught in a double bind between reducing per-token marginal costs through increased efficiency and needing to keep semiconductor manufacturers afloat: "What is changing here is the growing interdependence of investment in AI and the insane capitalization of the industry, as exemplified by Nvidia."
wonderful manifesto + sketches on the topic of sustainable computing and graphic design. importantly: "permacomputing requires thorough consideration to prevent it from becoming a hobby for the privileged or glorifying and aestheticizing poverty"
"Whenever they start to blame themselves, respond by blaming the computer. Then keep on blaming the computer, no matter how many times it takes, in a calm, authoritative tone of voice. If you need to show off, show off your ability to criticize bad design. When they get nailed by a false assumption about the computer's behavior, tell them their assumption was reasonable. Tell *yourself* that it was reasonable."
"One of its early tasks was the elaboration of daily orders which were phoned in every afternoon by the shops and used to calculate the overnight production requirements, assembly instructions, delivery schedules, invoices, costings, and management reports. This was the first instance of an integrated management information system."