The expensive banquet of Artificial Intelligence
The article highlights the enormous energy and resource consumption required by Artificial Intelligence (AI), comparing it to other large consumers.
Conclusion: The development of AI involves very high environmental and economic costs, and its sustainability will depend on improving technological efficiency and educating users. Countries like Bolivia could benefit if they can strategically integrate into this value chain
Rebaptizing the State
The column suggests that Bolivia should be re-baptized in order to overcome the present and chronic crisis .
The re-baptism has two times: the exorcist time of “renounces” and the healthy time of “beliefs”.
Government forewarned, half saved
The present crisis on hydrocarbons in Bolivia could be avoided if the government had heard the warning that many analysts expressed publicly.
The Summit of the Lament on Energy
This column is a short summary of a Summit on Energy where laments and reproches were heard from specialists and authorities. Hydrocarbons, electricity generation and lithium economy were the main issue exposed and discussed in the event.
Lessons from the Blackout
The recent blackout in Spain offers a lot of lessons about energy policies and electric grids. The column analyse some of them.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ in Art
This column is about the representation of Christ Resurrection in the Art, remarking the difficulty of interpreting an event that is beyond of human knowledge.
The “resurrection” of the dire wolf
This column is about the “de-extincion” of dire wolf specie and the implications of this scientific goal.
Seven lies about lithium contracts
It is my intention to refute some claims that the state-owned lithium company (YLB) does…
Francesco Zaratti
Born in Rome (1947), he has lived in Bolivia since 1973.
He was Sonia’s widower and is now married to Carolita. From his first marriage he has three children and three grandchildren. He also shares three other children and seven grandchildren with Carolita.
He is a physicist by profession and an emeritus university professor. For 17 years he directed the UMSA Atmospheric Physics Laboratory. It also deals with energy issues, privatizations, biblical exegesis and common life.
In public life, he has collaborated, between 2004 and 2005, with President Carlos Mesa, as an advisor on energy and hydrocarbons and Delegate for the Review and Improvement of Capitalization.