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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Safest power source per kWh. This is some boomer-ass scare mongering.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is the problem nuclear? Or the problem the fact that Microsoft AI bullshit needs a full ass nuclear power plant to run it?

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

Read the comment I replied to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, sorry, those were rhetorical questions. I apologize, you're 100% correct.

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

Ahh gochya.

I mean, I get why people scoff at it. But look at it from their perspective.

They're getting heat for all the energy LLMs use. The natural response is to buy carbon free energy and good on them for taking that step, frankly.

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

If they've got to to it... this is probably the better than most ways they could be doing it I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm usually on the lookout for carbon offsets when companies "pledge" to reduce carbon but those are bullshit.

This though? Pretty kick ass.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't fear nuclear power, i fear tech companies especially those public

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you under the impression Microsoft will be running it themselves? I don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The power being used to train AI models = an AI is who's going to run the power plant.

I guess??