Great piece. Yes, both need massive infrastructure. Electricity built the grid; AI is building data centers. Both dropped in cost, unlocking new applications. But here’s the break: Electricity became a utility—standardized and universal. AI? It’s fragmented, proprietary, and controlled by a few dominant players.
The real question: Does AI become a commodity like power, or will it stay an elite, high-margin game? And if it does get commoditized—what’s the derivatives market for AI intelligence?
In my book 2024 YOGAi: Interplays of Yoga and Artificial Intelligence, I have drawn parallels between AI and electricity adding Consciousness to the mix.
"There is an uncanny resemblance between consciousness, electricity, and AI. All three entities serve as fundamental forces that enable specific functionalities and manifestations within their respective domains.
Electricity powers various devices and technologies, transforming energy into tangible outcomes like light or motion. Similarly, AI relies on algorithms and applications to process data and perform tasks, translating inputs into intelligent actions or decisions. Likewise, consciousness underpins all forms of experience, providing the basis for perception, cognition, and self-awareness. Despite their differences in nature and function, these entities share a common thread: they serve as essential components that drive dynamics of the world, whether through physical phenomena, technological innovation, or subjective awareness. How AI can help further the efficacy of yog, both as a discipline and in a personalised way, is obvious, given its ability to collect, analyse and use data in a targeted way. Personalising the yog experience, by creating real-time, individualised plans is an easy one for AI... And yog can help you pick the right things... So far, AI applications have been scratching the surface. The low-hanging fruit of chatbots, personal assistants and whatnot. AI is likely to be omniscient underlying the civilisational fabric of the future."
Great piece. Yes, both need massive infrastructure. Electricity built the grid; AI is building data centers. Both dropped in cost, unlocking new applications. But here’s the break: Electricity became a utility—standardized and universal. AI? It’s fragmented, proprietary, and controlled by a few dominant players.
The real question: Does AI become a commodity like power, or will it stay an elite, high-margin game? And if it does get commoditized—what’s the derivatives market for AI intelligence?
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In my book 2024 YOGAi: Interplays of Yoga and Artificial Intelligence, I have drawn parallels between AI and electricity adding Consciousness to the mix.
"There is an uncanny resemblance between consciousness, electricity, and AI. All three entities serve as fundamental forces that enable specific functionalities and manifestations within their respective domains.
Electricity powers various devices and technologies, transforming energy into tangible outcomes like light or motion. Similarly, AI relies on algorithms and applications to process data and perform tasks, translating inputs into intelligent actions or decisions. Likewise, consciousness underpins all forms of experience, providing the basis for perception, cognition, and self-awareness. Despite their differences in nature and function, these entities share a common thread: they serve as essential components that drive dynamics of the world, whether through physical phenomena, technological innovation, or subjective awareness. How AI can help further the efficacy of yog, both as a discipline and in a personalised way, is obvious, given its ability to collect, analyse and use data in a targeted way. Personalising the yog experience, by creating real-time, individualised plans is an easy one for AI... And yog can help you pick the right things... So far, AI applications have been scratching the surface. The low-hanging fruit of chatbots, personal assistants and whatnot. AI is likely to be omniscient underlying the civilisational fabric of the future."
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speaking-tree/daily-ecstasy/bend-it-with-ai/articleshow/115651298.cms