Erald Kolasi is a physicist and economist focusing on the nexus between energy, technology, economics, complex systems, and ecological dynamics. His new book, The Physics of Capitalism, came out from the Monthly Review Press in February 2025. He received his PhD in Physics from George Mason University in 2016.
Artificial intelligence: things are getting heavy
03/04/2026
The footprint of artificial intelligence is brutally material with its data centres requiring heavy mining to make their microchips, huge electricity demand, escalating water use with rising costs that are
