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12 February 2025 4h18

I would replace 2) with compute. As we hit the wall on human data, compute becomes even more important for RL. And in many ways compute is analogous to synthetic ‘data’ – which takes us to 3) where the US has all the ‘full stack’ players who control and distribute 2. Compute

12 February 2025

German Eurocrat Announces €200bn AI Investment Plan

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12 February 2025 1h11

She must have seen the singularity, how else do you explain a German Eurocrat coming out with €200bn for AI?

12 February 2025

UK Nuclear Strategy Faces Resistance Amid Economic Growth Push

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11 February 2025 22h50

Even the lacklustre Keir Starmer recognizes the urgency. In a desperate bid to revive 'economic growth,' he is pushing a "Build, baby, build" strategy to fast-track nuclear development, But—because this is the UK—the plan is already running into resistance. The latest obstacle?

Industrial Electricity Crisis: Grid Instability and Import Dependence

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11 February 2025 22h50

The consequences? – The highest industrial electricity prices in the world – An unstable grid – Heavy dependence on energy imports

France Secures €109bn for AI Data Centres UK Lags

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11 February 2025 22h50

As France secures €109 bn to build data centres to power AI, let's see how the UK compares. TD'LR: It's depressing. Britain once had two major energy advantages: 1) North Sea oil 2) Nuclear leadership

France’s Nuclear Grid: AI Infrastructure Advantage

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11 February 2025 22h18

It's all about the energy baby. France runs a 75% nuclear-powered grid, unlike its European counterparts still hooked on fossil fuels and energy imports. France even exported 90 terawatt-hours of electricity last year. This gives France a unique advantage to scale AI

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VP Speech on AI Future Impresses American Tech Community

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11 February 2025 22h10

Not a political post, but if you are in #AI and if you are American, you have to be brimming with pride at this speech from the @VP – that last one this American and this powerful on any topic might have been @BarackObama !

"The future is not going to be won by hand wringing… pic.twitter.com/vf3fpNQb6b
— Ganesh💰Padmanabhan ⚕️🦾 (@_ganeshp) 11 février 2025

Not a political post, but if you are in #AI and if you are American, you have to be brimming with pride at this speech from the @VP – that last one this American and this powerful on any topic might have been @BarackObama ! "The future is not going to be won by hand wringing

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Silicon Valley’s Growing Influence on Nation’s Capital Policy

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11 February 2025 20h42

In an interview with @hari
, @StanfordHAI International Policy Fellow @MarietjeSchaake discussed the growing influence of Silicon Valley in the nation's capital.