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Caleb Scharf on The Ascent of Information: Life in The Human Dataome

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The Dataome: The Energy Intensity of the Digital World

The generation and usage of digital data requires a significant amount of energy and resources./nSilicon chip production is an energy-intensive process due to the creation of ordered structures from disordered material./nEfforts to generate electric power for the current informational world are hindered by the fight against entropy./nThe energy requirements for computation, data storage, and data transmission are increasing exponentially./nWithout significant improvements in efficiency, the energy needed to run our digital data homes may soon match the global civilization's total energy usage.

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