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Ayush Prakash discusses the physical architecture of AI with researcher Alistair Alexander, exploring its industrial nature and limitations.

For this episode, I’m joined by Alistair Alexander, a researcher specializing in the ecologies of technology. In this episode, Alistair and I discuss the underlying physical architecture of AI—specifically how the digital world isn't ethereal, but a massive industrial system bound by the hard limits of energy, physics, and planetary boundaries. Connect with Alistair: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair-alexander-4a488170/ Substack: https://reclaimedsystems.substack.com Podcast Info: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W Connect: Website: https://ayushprakash.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial Books: AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

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