# Blog

Canonical: https://careinstitute.ai/blog/
Published: 2026-07-08
Author: CARE Institute
Code licence: Apache 2.0 (https://github.com/CAREInst)

> Essays and analysis from CARE researchers.

- [The Criticality-Routing Problem](https://careinstitute.ai/blog/the-criticality-routing-problem/) (2026-07-08 · Post): AI is driving up the price of chips, memory, and critical minerals. The fix isn’t price-gouging outrage or patience — it’s criticality-routing: sort demand by what’s actually at stake before deciding who gets served, and at what price.
- [The Privacy-Routing Problem](https://careinstitute.ai/blog/the-privacy-routing-problem/) (2026-04-16 · Post): The choice is not cloud or local. Each request has its own sensitivity, and each needs its own route.