This story about Microsoft and nuclear power underscores how big a deal AI is:
"If approved by regulators, Three Mile Island would provide Microsoft with the energy equivalent it takes to power 800,000 homes, or 835 megawatts. Never before has a U.S. nuclear plant come back into service after being decommissioned, and never before has all of a single commercial nuclear power plant’s output been allocated to a single customer."
Love it or hate it, AI is not just a new feature, like a revamped Clippy. It’s going to have a profound impact on computing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/20/microsoft-three-mile-island-nuclear-constellation/
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