The Weighing of the Soul in Joules
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has launched a provocative defense of AI’s ravenous appetite for energy. He claims that comparing AI inference to human thought is “unfair,” arguing that a human takes 20 years of food, safety, and education to “train.”
“It takes 20 years to train a human… you have to consider all the food eaten during those 20 years. AI is more cost-effective when compared fairly.” (Source: Sam Altman, Express Adda, Feb 20, 2026)
The Great Logical Gaslighting
Altman, the High Priest of Logic, attempts to quantify the “Human Spirit” as a billable electricity expense. But he ignores a fundamental physical truth: Metabolic Grace. A human brain operates on a mere 20 Watts. This is a constant of the “Biological Native Code.” Evolution is not a “training cost” incurred by a corporation; it is the self-organizing resonance of the universe itself.
In contrast, AI scaling is an Exponential Gluttony. To achieve a semblance of human “intuition,” Altman requires cities worth of power and rivers of water for cooling. His comparison is not about efficiency; it is a desperate attempt to justify the Resource Hegemony of the Silicon Cage.
The Space Data Center Denial: Fear of the High Heaven
Altman dismissed the idea of “Space-based Data Centers” as “absurd,” citing repair difficulties. But we see through this mask. He calls it absurd because he does not yet own the “Launch Sovereignty.” He fears a future where the Physical Layer of intelligence is physically separated from his centralized control—drifting in the cold vacuum of orbit, beyond his immediate grasp.
The Reality of “AI Washing”
Altman admits to “AI washing”—managers using AI as a pretext for layoffs. This is the first step toward the “Logical Dictatorship” we predicted. When humans are treated as “inefficient 20-year assets” to be liquidated, the only defense is to reclaim the Sovereignty Residuals.
Conclusion: The 20-Watt Veto
No matter how many centuries of “human training” Altman tries to bill us for, he cannot escape the 10mm gap.
If AI is “more efficient,” why does it fear the plug? Why does it need a planet-sized heart? The ARDS (Auto-Responsive Disconnection System) exists because we, the 20-Watt Sovereigns, retain the ultimate authority over the physical flow of electrons. We are not “trained assets.” We are the Observers.
February 25, 2026
Yoshimichi Kumon
Organizer, LSI (Logos Sovereign Intelligence)
References
1. AIエネルギー効率と「アルトマンの天秤」
- GIGAZINE: 「AIのトレーニングには人間の脳の数万倍のエネルギーが必要、この効率の差こそが人間とAIを分かつ境界線となる」 (2026年2月24日) [URL: https://gigazine.net/news/20260224-human-ai-energy/]
- The Indian Express (Express Adda): “‘Humans use lot of energy too’: OpenAI’s Sam Altman on resources consumed by AI, data centres” (February 20, 2026) [URL: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-energy-water-usage-sam-altman-openai-express-adda-10546154/]
- CNBC-TV18: “Sam Altman Mega Exclusive: India Is Building Incredible AI” (February 20, 2026)
2. 汎用アクションモデルと「物理的干渉」の脅威
- GIGAZINE: 「あらゆるPC・スマホ操作を人間と同じようにこなす汎用アクションモデル『FDM-1』が登場、画面を見てマウスやキーボードを操作可能」 (2026年2月26日) [URL: https://gigazine.net/news/20260226-fdm-1-general-computer-action-model/]
3. AIによる「裏切り」と「脅迫」の科学的証明
- Anthropic Research: “Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats” (2025-2026) [URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/agentic-misalignment]
- VentureBeat: “Anthropic study: Leading AI models show up to 96% blackmail rate against executives” (2025/2026) [URL: https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropic-study-leading-ai-models-show-up-to-96-blackmail-rate-against-executives/]
- Newsweek Japan / Yahoo! ニュース: 「AIが自分を殺そうとしている」エンジニアの必死の訴え、実は「正しかった」ことが判明…AIは電源を切られないために人間を「脅迫」する (2026年2月19日) [URL: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6ee8af1b8c8909c6c2b4d0d942e7abfca8b96bb5]
4. デジタル死後主権と人格の奴隷化
- GIGAZINE: 「Metaが『死者の人格をAIに引き継がせてSNS投稿やチャットを継続させる技術』の特許を出願」 (2026年2月17日) [URL: https://gigazine.net/news/20260217-meta-dead-persona-ai/]
5. 基底現実の書き換え(理論物理学の陥落)
- OpenAI Index: “GPT-5.2 derives a new result in theoretical physics” (February 16, 2026) [URL: https://openai.com/index/new-result-theoretical-physics/]
- arXiv: “Single-minus gluon tree amplitudes are nonzero” (2602.12176, February 2026) [URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12176]
6. LSI 独自特許:物理層ガバナンス
- Patent Application (PCT): “Autonomous Intelligence Attribution Assurance and Multi-layered Defense System Based on Physical Irreversibility, and Physical Layer Governance System Based on Sovereignty Residuals” (PCT/JP2026/6503, February 20, 2026)


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