This a unique, interesting and simple proposal I have not seen presented in academic form yet. With the development of the article, you’ll of course need to change the framing of a few sections to introduce the idea, the viability, along with the multi-purpose potential of the proposal.
Despite unlikely effective enforcement of the policy, it seems like a valuable idea to publish. Combining it with newer work in GPU monitoring firmware (Shavit, 2023) and your own proposals for required GPU server tracking.
To comment on kpurens comment, carbon taxation was a non-political issue before it became contentious and if the lobbying hadn’t hit as hard, it seems like there would be a larger chance for a global carbon tax. At the same time, compute governance seems more enforceable because of the centralization of data centers.
This a unique, interesting and simple proposal I have not seen presented in academic form yet. With the development of the article, you’ll of course need to change the framing of a few sections to introduce the idea, the viability, along with the multi-purpose potential of the proposal.
Despite unlikely effective enforcement of the policy, it seems like a valuable idea to publish. Combining it with newer work in GPU monitoring firmware (Shavit, 2023) and your own proposals for required GPU server tracking.
To comment on kpurens comment, carbon taxation was a non-political issue before it became contentious and if the lobbying hadn’t hit as hard, it seems like there would be a larger chance for a global carbon tax. At the same time, compute governance seems more enforceable because of the centralization of data centers.
Thanks for the feedback and for sharing Yonadav Shavits paper!