BRING IT ON NITPICKY NUKE NERDS

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
-8 points
*

Alright so you can have them funding the next generation of nuclear power, which would eventually bring this new form into the mainstream by having them deal with the costs associated with ironing out any issues they have and very likely making it economically viable…

Or…

These tech companies can use fossil fuels to power their AI. Like it or not, they arent going to stop developing AI and data centers. They need the power either way. Solar and wind won’t keep up with that level of demand and tech companies know it. So choose. Nuclear, or fossil fuels?

permalink
report
reply
14 points
*

You’re correct that I can’t stop them from making pants on head stupid decisions, but I’m not going to stop making fun of them.

very likely making it economically viable…

They’re going to fund currently economically nonviable nuclear plants to power their currently economically nonviable genAI schemes? Over the time horizon of 25 years a decade (edit: misread the article) before they scale up energy capacity at all past the rnd stage? Maybe pants on head is too generous.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-12 points

I’m not crunching the numbers over here, but they must be making money off AI if they’re doing this. I’m sure they have further plans that aren’t public yet.

I’m not a fan of AI, so if Microsoft or Google ends up in a dumpster fire because of all this I will never stop laughing about it. I just don’t expect it.

permalink
report
parent
reply
18 points

I’m not crunching the numbers over here, but they must be making money off AI if they’re doing this.

Sounds familiar…

permalink
report
parent
reply
16 points

they’re not. chatgpt4 burns more energy than subscription is worth, and that was text only and before that 4o shitshow

permalink
report
parent
reply
17 points

but they must be making money off X if they’re doing this.

is such a laughable, ridiculous thing to say, like what the fuck dude, where did you get this idea from even

permalink
report
parent
reply
14 points

I’m sure they have further plans that aren’t public yet.

Nah dawg you’re just too stupid to see how bubbles work.

permalink
report
parent
reply
13 points

Meta’s happy to give away models for free, so models are evidently worth $0.

permalink
report
parent
reply
13 points
*

but they must be making money off AI if they’re doing this.

They don’t have to be, just the fear of another platform developing the same AI SaaS shit which could drive customers away/make it harder to convince C-level management to up their spending could cause fomo at the people building the AI. similar as with the same with the cryptocurrency/blockchain shit. Think we linked an article talking about things like this here a short while ago.

E: Here

permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points
*

Try option three. No one is going to pay for any of that because LLMs are useless machines.

Fun Fact: it took 42 years to start Watts Bar Unit 2.

permalink
report
parent
reply
20 points

as you will discover if you read, the use case for SMRs is to keep doing coal

permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points

as you will discover if you read,

Hey, man, that’s a lot to ask, you know, brah

permalink
report
parent
reply
14 points

Reading the linked article? But it is 1/16th a ssc post long! Nobody got time for that.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

The more I read, the more I’m convinced SMRs are to clean energy as gadgetbahns are to public transit.

permalink
report
parent
reply
18 points

Like it or not, they arent going to stop developing AI and data centers.

Well they should. I’m not giving them credit for investing in vaporware nuclear plants when the ostensible plan is to waste all the power on glue pizza recipes.

I wish they at least put that money in real and known working designs available right now so at least when the fad is dead, we can maybe use that power for something else. Or they can maybe have the tiniest decency to unfuck their search engine or whatever.

permalink
report
parent
reply
10 points
*

Well they should. I’m not giving them credit for investing in vaporware nuclear plants when the ostensible plan is to waste all the power on glue pizza recipes.

man, fuck this timeline… what are we even doing

permalink
report
parent
reply

TechTakes

!techtakes@awful.systems

Create post

Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here’s the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

For actually-good tech, you want our NotAwfulTech community

Community stats

  • 2.1K

    Monthly active users

  • 324

    Posts

  • 8.7K

    Comments

Community moderators