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Microsoft Looking to Use Nuclear Reactors to Power Its Data Centers::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it still isn‘t a net gain for public infrastructure. which already lacks much needed investment.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It can be a net gain, who knows what one of these reactors will output?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they do feed the grid, they'll probably get some credit back which ultimately lines their pockets instead of funding public infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is that any different from my putting solar panels and selling my excess?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, you're not a corporation, you're an individual person. The difference is scale.