Ep. 83 - Bitcoin Energy Alarmists, Musk and Ma in Different AI Universes, and Gab picks a fight by The Local Maximum published on 2019-09-09T23:56:21Z Max follows through on his promise to take down the big lie about Bitcoin - that it’ll consume all our energy and destroy the earth. He goes through the simple math that shows this won’t be a problem, and talk about how Bitcoin can encourage better energy technology. Jack Ma and Elon Musk were recently in a debate/discussion about AI in Shanghai, and they are in such opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to their philosophical outlook! We talk about what they said, and where they agreed. Finally, Max starts by responding to Gab CEO Andrew Torba, who threw shade at Foursquare in a recent blogpost. localmaxradio.com/83 Genre Technology Comment by stefek99 Bitcoin energy usage still remains one of the most common misconceptions. I understand that - the whole game theory, incentives, rationality aspects require some understanding... 2019-09-17T08:26:34Z