[diafygi]

> Building carbon-neutral energy sources is a hard problem, but most experts are optimistic about our ability to solve this (for example, nuclear fusion).

Having been in the carbon-neutral energy sources industry for a while, I agree with your statement, but not your example. There are already carbon-neutral energy sources that exist and are cheap and competitive (solar and wind). So while it would be great if nuclear could eventually join the ranks of cheap carbon neutral sources, that's not currently the hard part. The hard part is (1) scaling up deployment and integration of these new sources, and (2) figuring out how to deal with all the stranded assets that are being displaced by new renewables.

But, yes, I agree that these are hard problems, experts are optimistic, and AI isn't a blocker since the issues are around business model, regulation, and political influence.

[ngrilly]

Solar and wind are carbon-neutral, cheap and competitive, but they can't be used as our only energy sources until we solve the energy storage problem.