Chip designer Nvidia, which skyrocketed into one of the most valuable companies in the world this year, has also ramped up efforts to become more energy efficient. Its next-generation AI chip, Blackwell, unveiled in March, has been marketed as being twice as fast as its predecessor, Hopper, and significantly more energy efficient.

In an exclusive interview, the CEO explained the upsides and downsides of Big Tech investments in nuclear power.

As electricity needs grow, state governments all over the country are warming to the idea of building small nuclear plants.

Microsoft, Amazon and Google have all struck deals this year with developers of atomic power, which they argue can provide the reliable 24-hour low-carbon energy to power their data centres — and keep their valuations soaring on the strength of their AI ambitions.

That’s the message from Westinghouse Electric Co., the Cranberry Township-based firm that last year became the first company to design and build a new domestic nuclear reactor — actually two right next to each other – in more than 30 years with its AP1000 reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.

A collaboration between startup Atomic Canyon and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory allowed construction of a sentence-embedding model using 53 million pages of Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents

Nuclear energy could be the long-term solution for the energy demands of AI. In the short-term, though, AI companies may turn to oil and gas.

FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry insiders are saying that the next big artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity could be Nuclear Power. As AI continues to drive unprecedented advancements across industries,

In the US, demand for power from AI data centers is skyrocketing, driven by the intensive computational requirements of its models. Will it let up?

Because Kairos Power hasn't held an IPO, most people are not able to power their portfolio with its stock. People who qualify as accredited investors, however, may be able to gain exposure to Kairos Power before its IPO through a platform like Forge Global ( FRGE -7.08% ).

FN Media Group News Commentary - The partnership between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nuclear power is a natural evolution in the quest for sustainable technological progress. As companies like NuScale,

Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry insiders are saying that the next big artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity could be Nuclear Power. As AI continues ...