I know that energy usage from AI prompts comes up in classroom discussion all the time. I hope this section in my latest post helps people provide a more grounded answer to the question, rather than just speculating or citing out-of-date information. https://
oneusefulthing.org/p/mass-intelli
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AI Energy Usage: Grounded Facts for Classroom Discussion
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Joy Token Micro-Controller: Elegant Implementation for Efficiency Security
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RQ1: What's necessary for Joy to work as a token 'micro-controller'? Are you wondering why I've been focused on an elegant implementation? I believe this makes two things possible: (i) efficiency needed to generate tokens during training, and (ii) security [additionally]
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India’s AI-Powered Manufacturing Drives $30 Trillion Economic Transformation
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"India is leapfrogging into the future with AI-powered manufacturing, where semiconductors fuel transformation and AI drives our journey from a $4 trillion to a $30 trillion economy." ~ Shri @abhish18
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India’s AI Mission democratizes GPU access under dollar per hour
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"#IndiaAIMission is a movement to democratize intelligence—scaling compute from 10K to 38K GPUs, unlocking access under $1/hour, and building #AIKosh as India’s open data commons." ~ Shri @abhish18
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SAS Fifth Annual Hackathon Registration Deadline Extended September
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We've got great news! To celebrate our fifth annual #SASHackathon, we have EXTENDED the registration deadline to September 12 — so it isn't too late to join the hack. Check out all the details and register today before the clock runs out. http://
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Metis Rethinks Silicon for In-Memory Edge AI Computing
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Most “edge AI” solutions still run like the cloud: memory here, compute there, data bouncing in between. But AI is mostly matrix maths. Metis rethinks the silicon around that core truth: https://
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Joy Programming Language Implementation Updates and Design Elegance
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I should clarify… I believe the *original* Joy design by Manfred von Thun (see link) is the most elegant ever, not this implementation — yet? I'll post implementation updates in the thread below over the next week or so… https://
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AI-Made AI-Powered: Intelligence and Silicon Symbiosis
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Session: "AI-Made, AI-Powered: The Symbiosis of Intelligence and Silicon"
When: September 2, 2025 | 4:55 PM – 6:05 PM
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India’s Semiconductor Journey Accelerates Under PM Modi Leadership
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"….Ofcourse, our journey began late, but, nothing can stop us now!" – PM @narendramodi, at #SEMICONIndia2025#IndiaTechade #DigitalIndia #MakeInIndia #Semiconductor@AshwiniVaishnaw @PMOIndia @_DigitalIndia @GoI_MeitY @NeGD_GoI @abhish18 @kavitabha @SemiconIndia pic.twitter.com/AMtGPVdGTS
— IndiaAI (@OfficialINDIAai) 2 septembre 2025"….Ofcourse, our journey began late, but, nothing can stop us now!" – PM @narendramodi
, at #SEMICONIndia2025 #IndiaTechade #DigitalIndia #MakeInIndia #Semiconductor @AshwiniVaishnaw @PMOIndia @_DigitalIndia @GoI_MeitY @NeGD_GoI @abhish18 @kavitabha @SemiconIndia -
World Semiconductor Experts Gather in India for Innovation
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"साथियो, यहाँ दुनिया भर से सेमीकंडक्टर क्षेत्र के experts मौजूद हैं। 40–50 से अधिक देशों का representation है और भारत की innovation व youth power भी यहाँ नज़र आ रही है।
— IndiaAI (@OfficialINDIAai) 2 septembre 2025
यह जो अद्भुत combination बना है उसका एक ही संदेश है:
🌍 The World trusts India.
🌍 The World believes in… pic.twitter.com/is7ERKkp1Y"साथियो, यहाँ दुनिया भर से सेमीकंडक्टर क्षेत्र के experts मौजूद हैं। 40–50 से अधिक देशों का representation है और भारत की innovation व youth power भी यहाँ नज़र आ रही है। यह जो अद्भुत combination बना है उसका एक ही संदेश है: The World trusts India. The World believes in