L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMicrosoft Looking to Use Nuclear Reactors to Power Its Data Centerswww.extremetech.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoNuclear power is not exclusively used for AI. Additionally, if they have their own power, then that frees up whatever energy they use for AI from other plants to be used for other purposes.
minus-squaretillimarleen@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·9 months agoit still isn‘t a net gain for public infrastructure. which already lacks much needed investment.
minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoIt can be a net gain, who knows what one of these reactors will output?
minus-squareCyberwitch_7493@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIf they do feed the grid, they’ll probably get some credit back which ultimately lines their pockets instead of funding public infrastructure.
minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoHow is that any different from my putting solar panels and selling my excess?
minus-squareCyberwitch_7493@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYes, you’re not a corporation, you’re an individual person. The difference is scale.
Nuclear power is not exclusively used for AI. Additionally, if they have their own power, then that frees up whatever energy they use for AI from other plants to be used for other purposes.
it still isn‘t a net gain for public infrastructure. which already lacks much needed investment.
It can be a net gain, who knows what one of these reactors will output?
If they do feed the grid, they’ll probably get some credit back which ultimately lines their pockets instead of funding public infrastructure.
How is that any different from my putting solar panels and selling my excess?
Yes, you’re not a corporation, you’re an individual person. The difference is scale.