E90: Tech's Biggest Innovations, Cloud Computing, & AI's Energy Consumption w/ Mark P. Mills

Mark P. Mills explains how the convergence of AI, robotics, material science, and cloud computing is driving a new industrial revolution and economic boom akin to the Roaring 1920s.

Guest Bio: Mark P. Mills is a physicist, venture advisor, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He serves as Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics and is the author of The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s.

Discussed Topics:

• The physical infrastructure of the cloud and its hidden energy demands
• Why the 2020s mirror the innovation explosion of the 1920s
• 3D printing of organs, robotics, and the future of manufacturing
• The energy reality behind AI and data centers
• College advice, skilled trades, and workforce transformations
• The enduring importance of natural gas and the slow rise of nuclear
• How synthetic biology and personalized education could shape the future

Top Quote:

“AI chips are to computing what the jet engine was to aviation—a knee in the curve that changes everything.”

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