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Google's AI Advantage, Data Centers, & an End to the Coding Era?

1/ Cloudflare CEO on Google’s Unfair LLM Advantage

The Cloudflare CEO is calling out what many in AI quietly acknowledge but rarely say out loud. Google’s edge in AI is not just about model architecture or talent density. It is about data. Decades of search queries, browsing behavior, maps, email, YouTube, Android, Chrome, and enterprise tools have created a data moat that is almost impossible to replicate.

2/ AI Power Usage Myths and the Data Center Narrative

There is a growing narrative that AI’s power consumption means we should slow down data center expansion. That framing misses the point. As David Sacks argues, power usage is not a reason to retreat. It is a signal that AI is becoming foundational infrastructure, similar to electricity, railroads, or the internet itself.

Historically, every transformative technology initially looked inefficient at scale. Over time, hardware improves, software becomes more efficient, and the economic value created far outweighs the energy cost. The right response is not fewer data centers. It is better chips, smarter scheduling, cleaner energy, and long term infrastructure investment. AI demand is not going away, and pretending otherwise just delays the inevitable buildout.

3/ Adapting to the AI and AGI Era Is No Longer Optional

Naval’s point cuts deeper than most people want to admit. AI is not just another tool to layer onto existing workflows. It changes how work itself is done. Many individuals and businesses are moving too slowly, trying to bolt AI onto outdated processes instead of redesigning from first principles.

4/ Node.js Founder: Humans Will Not Write Code Anymore

If the founder of Node.js is saying this…then there’s definitely something to this!

The Node.js founder is not saying software disappears. He is saying the interface to software creation is changing. Humans will move from writing code line by line to specifying intent, constraints, and outcomes.

Wild times in the world of AI- never been a better time to build!