Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMicrosoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactorsfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square371fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down129cross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactorsfuturism.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square371fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
minus-squarebemenaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThe picture they show is from terrapower, the company Bill Gates funded, which is a thorium reactor. Thorium liquid salt reactors are still difficult because of the metallurgy. I believe they were supposed to fit the small modular concept though.
The picture they show is from terrapower, the company Bill Gates funded, which is a thorium reactor. Thorium liquid salt reactors are still difficult because of the metallurgy. I believe they were supposed to fit the small modular concept though.