"The energy needs of AI are shifting the calculus of energy companies. They’re now exploring previously untenable options, such as restarting a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island power plant that has been dormant since the infamous disaster in 1979."
https://theconversation.com/ai-supercharges-data-center-energy-use-straining-the-grid-and-slowing-sustainability-efforts-232697
But, but, but weren't these data centers supposed to be so superbly efficient?
Ah, sorry, it's the same old story. Efficiency always leads to more total energy use, not less.
An efficient apocalypse.
Gerry McGovern /
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