Logical and Thermodynamic Reversibility

Large Language Models are subject to the laws of physics in a bad way, because they use so much electricity and make so much heat. I was interested to learn about a Mr Landauer and his principle of thermodynamic reversibility, which suggests physics might also help, by greatly reducing the amount of power required by AI datacentres. That still leaves many, many AI problems including an economic bubble, but it would definitely help. ...

1 February 2026 · 4 min · Dan Shearer