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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)

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[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, because humans in a capitalist society are always well known for making the best decisions possible based on the good of humankind. Nothing else factors in whatsoever.

For anyone too thick, profit. Profit factors in above literally everything else. And short term profit at that. We shouldn't make decisions of what's best for society based on what massive corporations decide is best for their bottom line.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're implying nuclear would be the better option outside of profit motive, please stop. We have better options now.

If we cleared every hurdle and started building reactors en mass, it would be at least five years before a single GW came online. Often more like ten. Solar and wind will use that time to run the table.

Edit: Also, this is a thread about a company dedicating a nuclear reactor to training AI models to sell people shit. This isn't the anti-capitalist hill to die on.