- Published on March 19, 2025
- In Deep Tech
‘One Supertanker Could Fuel the Entire US For a Year’
Former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer believes AI can solve critical climate problems.
Image by Nalini Nirad
- By Sanjana Gupta
The constant availability of AI tools, ready to answer questions round the clock, has truly made life easier. In fact, with the advent of models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and DeepSeek, AI is already at the cusp of becoming an integral part of the modern human lifestyle.
These models already have a profound impact, often in ways users may not fully realise. Beyond their day-to-day utility, each prompt processed by AI consumes energy, water and resources that are vital for survival.
Mike Schroepfer, founder of Gigascale Capital and former CTO of Meta, argued that energy is the critical bottleneck hindering the widespread adoption and advancement of AI.
In a recent podcast interview, Schroepfer highlighted the urgent need to scale energy production to democratise access
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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