AIn't Gonna Do It

Everywhere I turn — LinkedIn, podcasts, even my dumb drip coffee machine — someone’s screaming about AI.

The latest gem? Eric Schmidt telling Congress that AI could consume 99% of all energy.

Anyone who's ever tried getting a grid connection permit would probably fall off their chair laughing.

Everyone needs to take a deep breath.

We’re not in an AI revolution. We’re in an AI hysteria — whipped up to trigger FOMO, pump stock prices, and funnel cash into AI startups that may or may not do anything useful.

After some breathing exercises, here’s what’s left:

- AI won't build your house.

- AI won't generate your electricity.

- AI won't grow your food or sew your clothes.

- AI won’t fix your grid, your water system, or your climate.

Sure, AI will have great uses.

I use ChatGPT every day for research, brainstorming, and editing. It’s a fantastic tool.

But it’s not going to save the world.

It’s not going to break it either.

And no, it’s definitely not going to consume 99% of global energy.

Meanwhile, every minute spent obsessing over "AGI taking over" is a minute not spent dealing with real problems: climate change, wars, pandemics, inequality.

So take a deep breath.

Fire up your LLM.

And go figure out a solution to something real.