The Universe is Expanding – into Nothing The universe is not expanding into anything because there is no “outside” or empty space surrounding it. Instead, the universe is the fabric of space itself, and that fabric is stretching.When astronomers say…
Non-Fiction
Part 1 – Early Supermassive Black Holes. ‘failed’ Collapsed New Universes?
Are Supermassive Black Holes found in the Early Universe ‘failed’ Collapsed New Universes? I asked this of Google Gemini and got this reponse. The James Webb Space Telescope has recently discovered supermassive black holes (SMBHs) existing just a few hundred…
The Global Nexus of AI Supercomputing Systems
Discover the rapidly expanding global network of dedicated AI supercomputing systems, and their specialised hardware like GPUs, immense power demands, and sophisticated cooling. Explore the strategic geographical distribution of these systems across continents, driven by national ambitions for AI leadership. Learn about the complex interconnection architectures that…
And Finally, the Last Word on AI, Energy and Coffee.
Was it worth it?There’s a lot of talk about the vast amount of energy AI uses. This got me wondering what damage to the environment I had done by asking Gemini for answers to pointless questions about the best way…
Dear Gemini, should I heat the milk in the microwave before pouring it into the coffee?
Now we know that the amount of energy it takes to heat the milk separately is less than the energy to heat the coffee with the milk added, it stands to reason that it’s cheaper to heat the milk and…
Should you let AI heat the milk for your coffee?
Is it more cost effective to pour milk into hot coffee and then heat it up or to heat the milk separately?Let’s see what Gemini has to say about it. Not being that good at maths, I kept the volume…
The Next Steps in AI
The Next Step in AI The next step in AI development beyond LLMs is expected to be a move towards Agentic AI and Multimodal AI. Agentic AI, also known as AI agents, are systems that can autonomously make decisions, take…