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submitted 9 months ago by lntl@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Data centers, the things that physically store and share applications and data, require an enormous amount of energy to run. These giant storage units, responsible for 1-1.5% of global electricity consumption, have traditionally relied on renewable sources like solar and wind but it seems as though renewable energy just won’t be able to keep up with the demand required moving forward.

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[-] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

It sounds like the sky is the limit. They should call the project Skynet.

[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

Yea, nuclear powered AI with power independent from the grid certainly strikes me as a dystopian AI premise.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago
[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Yep. Key part of the premise. Balmer is consulting in the background and somehow gets part of his personality imprinted on the AI.

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