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Google, Amazon buy nonexistent mini nuclear reactors for AI data centers (pivot-to-ai.com)
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BRING IT ON NITPICKY NUKE NERDS

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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