Blockbuster: Renewables, EVs need silver, yet China bans silver exports, and the price takes off
This week the world woke up to realize that silver is a critical mineral.
CFACT comments on using AI to understand big bodies of research
The singular ability of language and reasoning models to analyze huge bodies of technical information opens up new ways to understand and advance research.
A different incovenient truth (this one is true)
They sold an apocalypse that hasn’t arrived, at a price that could have ended real suffering, to justify a level of societal control that has no end date.
Rare earth minerals, etc. from China … or the USA?
You’d be crazy to buy a car based on its shiny exterior, dazzling instruments, and gorgeous leather interior — without examining the engine or taking a test drive. Yet that’s essentially how America has handled the metals and minerals that are vital to our defense, medical, communication, automotive, aerospace, lasers, computer/AI/data centers, and every other sector of our economy. They are worth multi-trillions of dollars and are the foundation for jobs, living standards, national security, “green” energy and more. In the Stone Age, humans relied on flint and obsidian. The Bronze Age utilized copper, tin, and lead, plus gold and silver. [...]
A.I. could vaporize green energy hallucination
Massive AI Center Requirements Bring Could Bring a Harsh Reality to Green Energy Platitudes and Hallucinations
Europe: AI development or Net Zero?
AI requires huge amounts of electrical power, conflicting with Europe’s commitment to achieve a net-zero power grid.
The AI energy crunch has a cure: End the “Endangerment Finding”
Americans are feeling the pinch as electric bills rise.
Can U.S. become robotics capital of the world?
Many believe America and the world will soon fall in love with actual robots.
AI revolution drives huge gas plant build-out, including Memphis site
A boom in artificial intelligence (AI) investments now drives the United States electricity market.
Ready or not, humanoid robots are here to stay
“The future that was in ‘Star Trek’ is what we now expect,” said Pahtak.
AI emulates abstract thinking about Kipling, Lady Gaga and The Rolling Stones
CFACT just produced an impressive example of a chatbot emulating several sorts of abstract thought.
Check out the poem Elon’s Grok 3 AI wrote about CFACT
We asked Grok 3 AI to "write a poem about CFACT in the style of Kipling." It gave us this in under a second.
American energy powers AI
Many experts agree that energy and the continued development of AI are critical to America’s national security
AI’s key role in science education — grade level search
A fundamental change in K-12 science education has created a huge opportunity for large language models.
AI could take your computer from search to research
Could issue analysis be be the next big thing in AI?