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Skynet

Could also just be a joke - never know with the Onion ;)

For anyone who had to lookup “conscient”

From Google: “Conscient is an archaic or rare adjective and noun meaning ‘conscious,’”

It really is astonishing

Pretend you have an unlimited cell phone plan. Talk on it for hundreds of hours a month for free

Then take the minutes you used and compare what it would’ve cost, if you paid by the minute

Subscription

Assuming he used $400,000 in tokens, but used subs

I wonder how much AI companies lost on this?

Edit: not that I’m worried about them, I’m just curious

I have heard about the benefits of aluminum smelting there before.

We already have transatlantic fiber optic cables so I don’t see why “transportation” costs apply here though

Wish geothermal energy was being discussed more for a power source for data centers.

Iceland has unlimited geothermal energy and a cold climate. Seems a lot easier than going to space for solar energy

Agreed, everything is trending back to C

Does anyone care anymore?

Honest question? Whatever the agent is best at programming out to achieve a high quality outcome works for me. Just write the acceptance tests and be done with it

I remember when every day a new modem baud rate was announced.

Cant wait for this AI hype to be over, so I can Terence this shizz as old school too

If you instruct an agent that breaks a crime - you must be held accountable. No one is above the law

No company is above the law.

OpenAI should be accountable for any laws their agents break

#TIL

You’re totally right. I thought it was Greenland with geothermal. But it’s Iceland. Thx!

Follow-up question - then why not Iceland? It has geothermal, airports, less geopolitical tension, etc

Why isn’t building data centers in Greenland being talked about?

- Unlimited geothermal energy.

- Cold climate for heat dissipation

- tons of land

I think in 5 years (aka before OpenAI can pay off all its debt) a lot of AI will be running on your iPhone

Your math is correct, but it’s math based on today’s economics.

Think of a company like Apple moving onto your turf. They’re not going to cede AI to the cloud. They want their part of the pie.

So in 7 years, how much AI will be handled locally on your iPhone. And will you have repaid all the debt on your balance sheet before Apple eats your lunch

I’ve watched Terminator 2 extensively. I am prepared

Do you need a frontier model to write emails, check your calendar, search the web?

I don’t think Apple is going to lie down and cede AI to the cloud.

Yes, but in 7 years?

Imagine spending a trillion dollars on data centers and then reading this article. Nightmare fuel for OpenAI

Interesting right?!?

Because for many people, and especially for the cohort that is HN readers, the current MAGA republican, doesn’t differ just on policy decisions like a Bush or Regan, but is undermining the institutions that keep our checks and balances in place

P.S: I hope this wasn’t too political of a comment. I know we want to keep HN political free. But it does need to be said there’s a difference between policy differences and desecration. Example from today: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-...

I’d also like to know the answer to this

As a laymen, I wish the same. But I also hope it doesn’t disincentivize those that dedicated themselves to the study

Really liked the project. Printed it out and put it on my fridge. Best of luck on the search

Well written and good perspective

Being a functional programmer in a group of imperative programmers is miserable

It’s the second gilded age

Hopefully this one will pass, just as the first did