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15 Aug 2025 Dwarkesh Podcast China is killing the US on energy. Does that mean they’ll win AGI? — Casey Handmer
“Well, so when someone says, "We can't do it, we won't do it, no way, no how," what they're saying is, "Write me a check.”
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- Casey Handmer
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- 15 Aug 2025
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- Dwarkesh Podcast
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…I think so. Well, so when someone says, "We can't do it, we won't do it, no way, no how," what they're saying is, "Write me a check. " And they did. Now Samsung's coming on board in the States to build AI6 with xAI, I think. So they all got there in the end. Maybe it’s worth going into the numbers. Right now, 43% of US data center power consumption is from natural gas. Basically, you think asymptotically that it will be 100% solar if you go to 2040?…
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