Survival implies that energy would definitely be a very limited resource. Using it to replace knowledge is just... I can't describe it even. Why not just learn it on our own and keep a small guidebook in your backpack. Our overrelience on computers and now LLMs, even for basic life-saving knowledge is simply our way of going the way of the dodo... I use frontier models at work, I definitely get more done. However I will never use it as a replacement of my own knowledge.

> After the collapse of civilization, as long as you can maintain the computer running ...

One of these situations prohibits the other.

Both. Both is good.

A field guide to foraging for edible mushrooms will probably be more practical than naïve use of an LLM: “can I eat this mushroom?” is an exercise in trust that I will maybe never be comfortable with.

But “how do I effectively forage for edible mushrooms” is a great stepping stone.

Nvidia GPUs in the post-apocalyptic radioactive barrens are going to be stupid pricey.