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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors

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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Microsoft is betting on small modular nuclear reactors to grow its energy infrastructure for training AI, a highly ambitious plan.
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    A nuclear reactor connected to the internet sounds like a bad idea.

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      I mean it’s fine so long as someone remembers to pay the Mcafee bill right???

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        „Your reactor has been temporarily disabled due to license payment issues. Please consult [email protected]“

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      Not that you’re safe even if it’s not connected to the internet (stuxnet comes to mind)

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      I’m not sure why you think it would be connected to the internet.

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