Toddlers 1 – AI 0

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
baby trying to get out of his crib

While the world marvels at data centers and NVIDIA chips consuming electricity equivalent to small cities, a two-year-old sits on the floor of an ordinary daycare. Using no more than a dim household bulb’s worth of energy—20 watts—this child performs feats Silicon Valley can only dream of: learning a language, understanding sarcasm, recognizing a banana, whether drawn, plastic or half-eaten.

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