@tshirtman @veronica @pluralistic Then to be fair in that wider estimate you need to include the energy cost of extracting, refining, packaging, shipping, and replacing the components in an AI data centre. I think that balances it out to some extent, even when ignoring the environmental impact of those activities.

Excluding all these inputs, can these processes become more efficient than the human brain? My guess is that they can, and that's when concerns of AGI become much more pertinent. It also illustrates just how far I think we are away from getting there.