OpenAI reportedly in talks with Helion Energy to ‘buy vast quantities’ of fusion power
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/openai-reportedly-in-talks-with-helion-energy-to-buy-vast-quantities-of-fusion-power/
OpenAI reportedly in talks with Helion Energy to ‘buy vast quantities’ of fusion power
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/openai-reportedly-in-talks-with-helion-energy-to-buy-vast-quantities-of-fusion-power/
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From the article
>The Seattle-area fusion company [Helion Energy](https://www.helionenergy.com/) is talking with OpenAI about a deal in which the AI company “would buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers,” according to the [Wall Street Journal.](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-sam-altman-investments-004fc785)
>OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman has invested $375 million in Helion and is the company’s board chair. Altman has reportedly recused himself from the deal talks.
>Helion is developing technology to produce renewable energy from nuclear fusion — a potentially limitless source of power, but one that no one has been able to harness in a commercially viable manner.
Also from the article
>Helion last year also announced an agreement with [Nucor ](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nucor-and-helion-to-develop-historic-500-mw-fusion-power-plant-301940341.html)to build a fusion reactor to power a steel-making facility owned by the industrial manufacturer. The aim is to start operations by 2030.
>The power purchase agreement with Microsoft requires Helion to start generating electricity on a set schedule — or pay financial penalties to the tech company.
I honestly hope this works out- I’ve been shocked lately to read more details about the huge energy needs AI will have in the coming years. A million connections alone would supposedly need the energy of a nuclear reactor.
They’re in negociation to buy dark matter from Elon
Why not just design more efficient software and hardware….?
This sub makes no sense sometimes.
AI uses vast amounts of energy = good
Bitcoin uses vast amounts of energy = bad
The problem isn’t how much energy is used, it’s about how it’s created.
There is something very strange with this company Helion and its technology. It is not possible that they have resolved the merger somehow and have not received tons of investment
Altman must have asked ChatGPT when fusion will be viable.
Tell me that you don’t have an energy plan without telling me that you don’t have a plan
A fusion reactor? At this time in history? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within the Seattle metropolitan area?
Ah yes, funninglinh money from one vaporware sales pitch to another, classic capitalism
This just in: jeff bezos in talks with father christmas to hire large quantities of elves as warehouse workers.
Fusion will be great when we get it, but unless helion is much further along than they seem then this is just more techbro dipshittery.
Looks like they did the math and figured out how much they will need.
So we’re designing AI to be smarter than us and giving it a start with potential limitless power. Even with the 3 laws embedded, I’ve seen enough movies to say “thanks for all the fish”