Add to this that all the hardware is already old and the amount of waste we’re producing right now is mind boggling, and for what, fun tools for the use of one?
I don’t live in the US, but the amount of tax money being siphoned to a few tech bros should have heads rolling and I really don’t want to see it happening in Europe.
But I guess we got a new version number on a few models and some blown up benchmarks so that’s good, oh and of course the svg images we will never use for anything.
I literally said:
"AI data centers continue to burn vast amounts of energy and the arms race to build them continues to accelerate in a way that feels unsustainable."
AND I linked to my coverage from last year, which is still true today (hence why I felt no need to update it): https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/#the-envi...
2025: The Year in Open Source? Nothing, all resources were tied up to debunk a couple of Python web developers who pose as the ultimate experts in LLMs.
I made you a dashboard of my 2025 writing about open-source that didn't include AI: https://simonwillison.net/dashboard/posts-with-tags-in-a-yea...
Nvidia, Samsung, SK Hynix and some other voltures I forgot to mention are making serious bank right now.
I have a project to convert my multiplayer XNA game from C# to Javascript and to add networking to the game-play using LLMs.
They are far worse at it now than they were a year ago. They actually implemented the requirements (Though inaccurately) to the best of their ability a year ago. Especially Gemini.
Now they don't even come remotely close to implementing just the basic requirements.
The thing is, I'm giving them the entirety of the C# source code and spelling out what they should do.
How are you running them - regular chat interface or do you have them setup with Claude Code or Gemini CLI?
I am considering making a thread where I compel others to attempt to get what I'm trying to get out of it and show me their work.
The game is only around 25000-30000 LOC in C#.