The Sequence Opinion- Issue 918: The Energy Scaling Laws of AI
TheSequence Jesus Rodriguez
Opinion — commentary, not a factual news event.
The Sequence publishes an opinion on how future AI scaling is governed by real-world energy systems instead of just model parameters. Issue 918 focuses on energy conversion efficiency from photons and atoms into intelligence. It reframes AI “scaling laws” to include how power, cooling, and network losses limit what the next wave can achieve.
Why it matters
Why the next frontier in intelligence will be constrained not only by algorithms and chips, but by megawatts, transmission lines, and the physics of heat.