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What the Hell Is the ‘Singularity?’

What the Hell Is the ‘Singularity?’

There was a time when the scariest thing most Americans thought a computer could do was crash and take your term paper with it. Now the people building artificial intelligence are using phrases like “the foothills of the singularity,” and half the country is nodding...
The AI Companies Got Us Hooked. Now Comes the Bill.

The AI Companies Got Us Hooked. Now Comes the Bill.

There was a time in America when “all you can eat” meant exactly that. You paid your $6.99 at Sizzler, loosened your belt two notches, and marched back for another helping of fried shrimp nobody could quite identify. The business model worked because most folks tapped...
How an AI Data Center Really Gets Built

How an AI Data Center Really Gets Built

Most people think a data center gets built like this: Google buys some land, pours concrete, installs servers, and starts running AI. Simple. Except that’s usually not what happens at all. Modern AI data centers are more like giant industrial ecosystems involving...
The AI That Might Save Your Life Also Needs a Power Plant

The AI That Might Save Your Life Also Needs a Power Plant

Last year, I watched a documentary about artificial intelligence and breast cancer. Now, before half the internet starts screaming either “machines will save humanity” or “the robots are taking over,” let me explain what actually caught my attention. It wasn’t flashy....
The AI Factories Are Coming to Rural America

The AI Factories Are Coming to Rural America

The AI companies are finally starting to tell us the truth. Not directly, of course. Nobody in Silicon Valley wakes up and says: “Good morning shareholders, today we begin construction on the digital equivalent of steel mills and oil refineries.” But the truth is...