[ExI] Fast Company - 6 AI predictions for 2026

[John Clark]

On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

*> 5. Electricity becomes the limiting factor.*


*In the US yes, in China no. China has three times the electrical power
generating capacity that the USA has ,and for the last year China has been
increasing its capacity by 1.7 gigawatts PER DAY! An average nuclear power
plant produces about 1 GW. Last year at China increased its electrical
generating capacity by 14.6%, the US  increased its electrical generating
capacity by just 2.7%, and He Who Must Not Be Named recent decision to
immediately stop construction of all wind farms, EVEN THOSE THAT RECEIVE NO
GOVERNMENT FUNDING, will reduce that already agonizingly tiny growth even
more, if not stop it all together.*

*But at least we have the Gulf Of America, and don't forget that $400
million gold plated ballroom. *


*John K Clark*







It feels like AI moves so quickly that it’s impossible to know what’s
> coming next.
> 12-22-2025  By Thomas Smith
>
> <
> https://www.fastcompany.com/91461250/i-correctly-predicted-chatgpt-my-6-ai-predictions-2026
> >
> It is worth reading the whole article for the full story.
> They all sound reasonable to me.
> I'll list the six prediction titles below.
> BillK
>
> 1. OpenAI releases a new model in January.
> 2. Google’s Gemini continues its march toward domination.
> 3. Chatbots become therapy (and a bit more).
> 4. AI-generated videos take over—and not just on Sora.
> 5. Electricity becomes the limiting factor.
> 6. AI invades the real world.
> --
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.extropy.org/pipermail/extropy-chat/attachments/20251228/3dbf3af7/attachment.htm>