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AI, along with damn near everything else, could be run on solar, wind, wave/tidal, hydro, or geothermal with battery backups. We could fundamentally change our carbon footprint right now if greedy billionaires (and their bought politicians) didn't keep us going on a dead end path. Literally.

Here’s my ridiculous idea: people and countries can only use #ArtificialIntelligence that is net neutral on climate. If we had any brains at all, there would be a global agreement on this. (But alas, the billionaires won’t like this idea at all.)

The big question: will the massive use of AI, much powered by fossil fuels, accelerate #climatechange even more? Which could literally put us on a path of economic collapse if not extinction. It is wild these two things are happening simultaneously.

The countries that invest the most in #climate mitigation and green solutions and #sustainability will have the most egalitarian outcomes (and a chance to survive).

The countries that invest the most in #AI are likely going to run into some major wealth and income disparity problems moving forward.

Awesome news here. We as a species may want to move away from an extraction-based economy posthaste. We're on a dead end path (literally).

"Hoping" for months of high wind shear doesn't seem like the best strategy.

FAFO. SMDH.

LIDAR and radar should be standard. Camera only should only be allowed with active human supervision (meaning, a human driver.) And that kills the economics of what he's been selling. (Plus, he has to know the real data from internal testing, and the number of issues with a camera-only system.)

IMHO, the camera-only system simply cannot work in all expected driving conditions and situations. I don't know how you can write code that can fix "system cannot see -- heavy rain (or fog, or snow, or direct sunlight, or glare)".

I've been saying all along: the only problems with the Tesla robotaxi systems are the hardware and the software. Other than that ... www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

And the #climate impact should not be understated: huge energy and fresh water needs. Also needs to be managed/controlled. We don't have time to let this run wild for 20 years. We don't have 5 years to let it run wild.

Most likely outcome of #AI development -- far more of us get poorer with a few of us getting far richer. Governments around the world should be looking hard at how this tech benefits/hurts their citizens and setting guidelines/procedures/limits as of yesterday. #Artificialintelligence

Current shareholders should be truly pissed. That is a huge dilution of share value. But of course, you must keep "the Technoking" happy. SMDH The Tesla board has the "independence" of a sea lamprey.

Tesla must pay portion of $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says A jury in Florida determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology.

Especially when more and more of these will be hitting Tesla in coming years, mostly due to what appear to be highly exaggerated promises and capabilities by none other than the man above: www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...

Tesla Stock (TSLA) Jumps on New Elon Musk Pay Package - TipRanks.com Tesla stock was up on Monday after the EV company announced a new pay package for founder and CEO Elon Musk.

Pre-market #Tesla stock up $7 after announcing huge $29 billion stock compensation gift to the muskrat. I would argue this is horribly bad news for the company -- it needs to remove the muskrat infestation rather than entrench it: www.tipranks.com/news/tesla-s...

Lucid Stock (LCID) Rockets Over 30% after $300M Uber Robotaxi Investment - TipRanks.com Shares in electric vehicle maker Lucid ($LCID) charged higher today after Uber Technologies ($UBER) pledged to invest $300 million in a robotaxi deal. Dozens of Mar...

The muskrat's insistence on using a camera-only system has given away the market to competitors like #Waymo, #Lucid, and #VW. I think ultimately LIDAR and radar will be required. www.tipranks.com/news/lucid-s...

Lucid Gravity Robotaxis Will Soon Be On The Uber App The autonomous Lucid SUVs will hit a

#Uber is picking winners in the #robotaxi race, and none of them are named #Tesla: insideevs.com/news/766132/...

There is only one reason you would vote to seal the #Epstein files, and it sure as hell isn't to protect the interest and safety of the citizens. We truly cannot allow the United States to become a government "by the pedophile, for the pedophile."

I'm not "anti-AI' by default (I am definitely a bit concerned!), but I'm very much anything anti- #climate remediation. But #AI is going to need so much power generation and right now, it seems like many of the players are defaulting to fossil fuel options instead of clean energy ones.

If we as a species had any brains, we'd put a global moratorium on AI development until we have a plan to do it in a way that doesn't require the use of any fossil fuels to power it, due to the risks of further accelerating the climate crisis. But, we as a species don't have any brains.

It should be renamed the "Let them eat cake" bill.

Hard not to see the bill getting passed at this point. No one has shown courage in the GOP. Will be devastating to lower income Americans, to the U.S. government's financial standing, and to the climate in the long run. FAFO. But megawealthy will be able to buy bigger yachts.

Big aBomination of a Bill means #Tesla = Toast. Unless the muskrat finds some way to get this bill to not get scuttled in the House and get signed, he basically loses the #EV tax credit starting in September. With all of the other damage he's done to the brand, would be final nail in the coffin.

The CEO is a bit of an ass too.

We checked out Tesla's supervised, invite-only robotaxi launch. Here's what we saw Since 2016, CEO Elon Musk has been promising that Tesla vehicles were on the cusp of full autonomy.

IMHO, the only problem with the Tesla robotaxi is the hardware and the software. Other than that ...
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/27/w...

Finished #Andor Season 1 and started Season 2. Understanding the hype already. Can't wait to see how this rolls into Rogue One. Powerful cast. Great story (and very relevant for these times). There is a New Hope for the #StarWars franchise - hope they keep making more content like this!

I said prior to this "launch" that if it doesn't go well -- even perfectly -- it will actually be a huge advertisement for #Waymo. I stand by that still. This looks like a PR disaster for Tesla. #Tesla #TeslaTakedown

The muskrat, in desperation, rushed his #robotaxis to Austin (in a geofenced area with copilots in the passenger seat and a remote human operator in case the software didn't work right -- not really "robo" at all). And today, we saw a video of how it still didn't work right (and was dangerous).

📣 Exactly this
It takes 3-6 mths JUST to get hires on station. Then mths of training before they can make meaningful contributions. (training also takes time from forecasters keeping ops afloat)

Good to see NWS staffing going in the right direction, but minimal help before hurricane season.