SAFETY MESSAGE:
THE HEAT IS ON, IS (AI) PLANNED OBSOLESCENSE ABOUT TO BURN US?
I have included screen shots in this post that illustrate the coming CPU overheat APPLEPOCALYPSE and MICROSOFTAGEDDON due to AI heavy processor demand.
The slide above is dated 2020 (still valid) and quotes an Australian Fire Chief who attends fires started by Lithium-Ion Batteries. Lithium batteries are already prone to catch fire. As consumers push their devices too far, incidences of heat damage and lithium fires will increase.
You get the gist, you're a very smart cookie.
Apple, Microsoft and Google are Cookie Monsters.
Please pay attention to preserve your equipment and the lives of folk around you.
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This post is also in addendum to my earlier post about the potential IMPACTS OF the introduction of APPLE INTELLIGENCE and MICROSOFT COPILOT to IT hardware. (LinkedIn).
In summary,
Despite the positive spin on AI, there is a downside to the sudden AI necessity and the introduction of processor intensive AI on to old CPU / GPU tech. The old tech that does not have the new NPU (Neural Processor Units), which will result in a planned obsolescence.
By that I mean YOU NOW HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE OBSOLESENCES OF YOUR IT GEAR. Planned in the sense that APPLE & MICROSOFT are not communicating a consumer downside they will profit from.
Downside?
Adding an AI NPU intensive OS to an old CPU computational machine is like asking Top Gear's race car driver Stig to hop in a family Toyota Corolla with 150,000 kms on the clock. Then do a fast lap around Nuremberg. In contrast to its normal supermarket shopping run.
What could possibly go wrong?
Engines that get too hot break.
How hot is too hot for a CPU to run?
A safe temperature range for most CPUs is between 40–65°C (or 104–149°F). At the highest loads, your average CPU temps can go up to 80–85°C (176–185°F) but consider this the absolute limit. Sustained CPU temps above 80°C (176°F) can do long-term damage to the CPU and its silicon.
Read this INSURANCE POST.
https://insurancehub.com/prevent-laptop-fire-burning-house/
Which is why NPU (Neural Processor Unit) are being added as native to new machines and why Apple has scaled up Silicon based devices to 'more power than was previously necessary'. Both a power and a safety issue. Apple and Microsoft are both downplaying the education around the upgrade.
The first slide is clear and is from Apple.
"Apple Intelligence is compatible with these devices."
TRANSLATION: YOUR OLD MACHINE AINT GOOD ENOUGH!
If you push your laptop or mobile beyond its processing capability it will overheat. Multiple incidences of this overheating will damage the CPU or GPU, which is a bit like running a car engine at 9000 to 12,000 RPM. You could blow the engine, and this could cause dangerous consequences.