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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
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That's a huge amount of electricity even at it's lowest. Are they building the AI to crypto mine is also another question. I could see these sneaky bastards combining the two somehow.
As for OpenAI and Microsoft, they're betting on energy with a company called Helion Energy. They say they'll have it ready by 2028. Whether they'll achieve that? We'll see.
I looked that up and it's a fusion reactor, apparently, from what I can figure out from their nigh-illegible website.
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It skips the steam cycle. That's fucking cool. I really hope they get it working.
They won't.
Care to elaborate?
there's lots of handwavy things. They even said they "discovered new physics" to explain some disappointing (perfectly predictable, by other established nuclear physicists) results. "Oh the physics equation was wrong, we just need to make everything 25% bigger".
Also, the emitted radiation levels will be insane once it's scaled up
No.
I don't see how AI helps with crypto mining. It could help with pump and dumping shit coins though.
I was thinking how it probably helps by getting into nanoseconds with buying and selling stocks. I have found that there are very few coincidences with huge technologies, tons of cash pouring in and dark money. I could be wrong though.
Trading has nothing to do with cryptocurrency mining. Also, any high-frequency trading firm worth their salt is using FPGAs for the things where performance really counts.
I see you don't know how crypto works lol