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Founder's AI Treadmill Experiment Stuns Internet: "More He Walks, More Tokens He Generates"
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Moneycontrol•21-09-2026, 12:44
Founder's AI Treadmill Experiment Stuns Internet: "More He Walks, More Tokens He Generates"
- •Startup founder Mateo Teoria revealed his team generates AI computing power by walking on a treadmill, converting physical movement into electricity.
- •The energy produced supports internal AI operations, playfully referred to as generating "AI tokens."
- •Teoria stated the faster and longer someone walks, the more computing resources are generated, with a goal to keep someone on the treadmill constantly.
- •The setup, which includes a Mac mini, sparked viral attention, drawing admiration, humor, and skepticism online.
- •While the power generated is small for large AI systems, it can support low-power devices and lightweight computing tasks.
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The startup uses a treadmill connected to a setup that converts physical movement into electricity, which powers internal AI-related operations and lightweight computing tasks like a Mac mini.
The team uses a Mac mini placed in the corner as part of their setup to handle internal tooling and lightweight computing tasks.
The video drew thousands of reactions, ranging from admiration and humor—with one user calling it a unicorn idea—to skepticism regarding its practical sense and efficiency.
