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thewayneThe global power supply is feeling the pinch of AI as data centers are being built and more planned for companies getting in to the generative AI field. I have mentioned before that generative AI consumes more power than generating cryptocurrency, which is no slouch when it comes to consuming current: companies have repurposed retired coal plants to power crypto!
So now what, we're going to unretire closed nuke plants to power AI data centers?
Even now, AI mining operations are being closed to repurpose them for training the Large Language Models (the LLMs that are frequently referred to) for AI.
This is a big mess, and it's only going to get worse. The permitting and construction lead time for any energy source, be it natural gas, wind farms, whatever, is quite extensive. And there's probably a heck of a waiting list for the companies that build them. And the companies that want new data centers want the power for them NOW!NOW!NOW! Bit of a problem.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/04/power-hungry-ai-is-putting-the-hurt-on-global-electricity-supply/
So now what, we're going to unretire closed nuke plants to power AI data centers?
Even now, AI mining operations are being closed to repurpose them for training the Large Language Models (the LLMs that are frequently referred to) for AI.
This is a big mess, and it's only going to get worse. The permitting and construction lead time for any energy source, be it natural gas, wind farms, whatever, is quite extensive. And there's probably a heck of a waiting list for the companies that build them. And the companies that want new data centers want the power for them NOW!NOW!NOW! Bit of a problem.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/04/power-hungry-ai-is-putting-the-hurt-on-global-electricity-supply/
