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Sam Altman Says AI Using Too Much Energy, Will Require Breakthrough Energy Source (futurism.com)

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"There's no way to get there without a breakthrough," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, arguing that AI will soon need even more energy.

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[-] bc1@lemmy.l0l.city 10 points 10 months ago

Subsidize retrofitting the entire nation with solar and invert it back into the grid

[-] jplee@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Is the answer people? I think I’ve seen this movie before.

[-] Defaced@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Wow, I fucking hate this guy the more he opens his mouth. He can seriously fuck off right now, if he thinks AI realistically needs him at this point he's sadly mistaken.

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

The positive thing there is that it probably paces our development. If we can't get to true AGI without way more energy than we can currently produce, then we don't have true AGI risk right now.

There's still risk because it might not be true or we might be able to get close enough to do damage. But slowing down AI is fine by me.

[-] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

So will AI (or more accurately LLM) be the push needed to make limitless fusion energy a reality?

[-] mriormro@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Obviously not. We’re being faced with an existential threat if we don’t secure alternative, sustainable forms of energy and even that threat isn’t enough to motivate our species.

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[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Man, if only there was some sort of energy source that is not only green and renewable, but also outputs a ton of energy rather efficiently…

[-] themadcodger@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Oh man, I clicked that link really hoping you were going to link to a Dyson Sphere.

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Elon will probably start taking preorders for Dyson spheres soon

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[-] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

yes, but extremely toxic and radioactive waste tho.

thorium could be an option

fusion could be an option

or... ya know, we just continue expanding solar and wind energy until we have one of the above.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, no reason to ever think of alternate options. Just push one or two things until they magically work for everything somehow.

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[-] Lennnny@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

He's going after the beryllium agitator, someone stop him.

[-] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Darn

[-] shortdorkyasian@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

https://c.tenor.com/gspM4OJLLi0AAAAd/tenor.gif

[-] SuperIce@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

This is probably why he's invested so much into Helion Energy, who are trying to make a small and cheap nuclear fusion reactor.

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