By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ I recently had the honor to write CFACT comments in response to an Energy Department (DOE) request for information (RFI). The topic is “Transformational Artificial Intelligence Models” where the transformation in question is that of improving scientific and engineering research. DOE is one of the world’s biggest funders of physical and computer science […]
December 29, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By Joseph Vazquez ~ How do we navigate a world that is rapidly changing the way commerce is done through the explosion of artificial intelligence? MRC caught up with the former AI lead at global footwear company Nike to get some answers. Elaine Barsoom, former Global Head of Tech and AI Innovation Partnerships at Nike […]
October 2, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By William Rampe ~ After four years of the Biden administration doing everything in its power to keep our natural resources in the ground, President Trump and Congressional Republicans have made a concerted effort to get the most out of our federal lands and waters.The One Big Beautiful Bill Act marked an important step in […]
September 22, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
From the team at CFACT ~ By Christian Bonilla ~ Artificial intelligence is booming — and America’s power grid is struggling to keep up.At the World Economic Forum, President Trump recently warned that “We need double the energy we currently have in the United States for AI to be as big as we want to […]
September 15, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By Steve Goreham ~ European nations announced plans to pursue artificial intelligence. National leaders announced AI spending goals totaling hundreds of billions of euros in efforts to catch up to the United States. But AI requires huge amounts of electrical power, conflicting with Europe’s commitment to achieve a net-zero power grid.Since ChatGPT released their AI chatbot in […]
August 12, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Westerners are independent people. This independence is even reflected in the West’s electric power grid. There are two major American grids, called respectively the Eastern and Western Interconnections. The north-south dividing line is roughly just east of Colorado. Texas, which never got over being a separate country for nine years, has its own […]
July 30, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By Steve Goreham ~ A boom in artificial intelligence (AI) investments now drives the United States electricity market. New data centers and upgrades to existing data centers are creating a vast demand for power. However, major AI firms are opting for natural gas plants to provide electrical power, rather than renewable energy.Since ChatGPT released their conversational AI […]
July 18, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
By Duggan Flanakin ~ Nobody is saying it, but the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be springboarding the increased intensity of the competition for nuclear fusion — which many are now saying is far less than “30 years away.” The burning question among the few who are fully aware of the stakes in this […]
October 16, 2024 by PA Pundits - International
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ A fundamental change in K-12 science education has created a huge opportunity for large language models. Not today’s models but reasonable adaptations of them.Students now mostly do research investigations so they need to look a lot of stuff up, stuff they can understand. This is hard because today’s search engine cannot do grade […]
December 30, 2025 by PA Pundits - International
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