Microsoft is reportedly eyeing nuclear energy for its AI ventures following the tech's exorbitant power consumption

[Windows Central]

Microsoft has reportedly set its eyes on nuclear energy for its AI ventures. The company is also training LLMs to help hasten the regulatory process for nuclear projects. A report suggests that Microsoft's Copilot and OpenAI would've consumed enough electricity to power a small country for a year by 2027.

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[naddy69]

What could possibly go wrong here?

They are using so much power because of servers running Intel CPUs, which suck huge amounts of power even when idling. They also create lots of heat, which means you need even more power to keep them cool.

I think I would try running Arm CPU servers before I started building more nuclear reactors to power my Intel CPU servers.

 

[fjtorres5591]

What could go wrong?
Very little, if anything.

Go do some research before handwringing.
Like, they're already using ARM tech and even more advanced chips and it's far from enough. The second law rules.