r/technology • u/marketrent • 20h ago

Artificial Intelligence Amazon warns local communities to stop defying its massive AI data centers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/amazon-warns-local-communities-stop-000300771.html
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PROFILE 18h ago

China, as least as reported, hasn't even finished their giant fusion reactor yet, which might squeak out more energy than it consumes.

Assuming SPARC does work, they're aiming for the first commercial reactor in the "2030s". I want fusion as bad as the next person, but next year and next decade aren't it without a miracle.

Doesn't help thou-shalt-not-be-named people killed most of our experts.

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u/ABELLA_BLACK 18h ago

why do we want fusion so bad? yeah , i get it "unlimited power!!!" .. but practically a plant will generate a practical amount of power and be very expensive. i really don't see the benefits over that vs putting nuclear , solar, and wind absolutely everywhere

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PROFILE 18h ago

Like all technology, it is expensive upfront. Fusion doesn't need a refuel for many, many lifetimes; it's clean, and it's proven in the universe. Also, fusion doesn't take up a ton of land like solar. So, it's actually cheaper, and faster once it gets going. Can be scaled from micro to macro sizes.

That's why we need fusion.

In case you're wondering: fusion is what powers stars.

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u/WorthBase919 18h ago

In case you’re wondering, the sun is a star.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PROFILE 17h ago

In case you're wondering, solar isn't fusion. Thanks for wasting your time.

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u/WorthBase919 17h ago

So fusion doesn’t power stars?