Artificial intelligence is often hailed as the most transformative technology of our time—but few talk about its heat. Every byte processed and every model trained generates waste energy that ultimately warms our planet. As AI scales toward global ubiquity, its growing thermodynamic footprint demands as much attention as its cognitive promise.
The Artificial Intelligence, Real Heat series explores how we can turn this challenge into opportunity through Thermodynamic Geoengineering (TG)—a concept that views waste heat not as a liability, but as a resource. TG envisions AI and data centers integrated into a planetary-scale energy cycle, where computation drives not only intelligence but also climate stability.
For a community focused on renewables, this series offers a radical but practical vision: a future where human ingenuity—amplified by AI—helps rebalance Earth’s energy system. The world’s smartest machines could also become the planet’s coolest allies.
Follow the series on Substack and join the Energy Central discussion on how thermodynamic innovation can redefine sustainable intelligence.