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Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:56 pm to
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:56 pm to
Wait till data centers leave states to foot the bill when they are on to the next thing in 20 years
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:57 pm to
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Chernoble Russia says “hold my beer”….


Not the same reactors. Russia went cheap and careless with RBMK reactors.
Posted by Rainier Fog
Member since Jul 2025
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:36 pm to
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I've got a very stupid question, but who exactly is asking for ai to do everything going forward? It's not me, that I can tell you.



A lot of the same Dims that were against all fossil fuels. I guess they thought a windmill was enough power for their data center. Seems like they changed their mind all of a sudden.
Posted by hometownhero89
Center of the Earth
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:39 pm to
Might only be used for cooling, those helion fusion generators seem to be the go to for the AI energy problem. But the army just granted a contract last week.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59118 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:40 pm to
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I've got a very stupid question, but who exactly is asking for ai to do everything going forward? It's not me, that I can tell you.


I have the same questions, where exactly is all this huge demand coming from that’s fueling this data center arms race.
Posted by Obtuse1
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:42 pm to
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I have the same questions, where exactly is all this huge demand coming from that’s fueling this data center arms race.


The idea is the first to reach AGI is sitting on trillions of dollars in revenue. That is the driver.
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