Massive Energy Needs of AI & #Cryptocurrencies Lead #Amazon, #Google & #Microsoft to Embrace #NuclearPower

#DemocracyNow, November 19, 2024

"Tech companies are turning to #nuclear to fulfill the skyrocketing energy needs of #ArtificialIntelligence, with major #corporations like #Amazon, #Google and #Microsoft announcing plans to invest in #NuclearPower. But the speed at which energy needs are growing may not align with the construction or revitalization of nuclear infrastructure, says Alex de Vries, who researches the unintended consequences of #AI and #cryptocurrencies. There may be a 'mismatch between the needs of tech companies today' and the future, while nuclear power continues to carry the same #SafetyRisks that led to its phasing out in the first place."

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