Last Updated: January 17, 2024, 08:20 IST
Sam Altman says AI consumes plenty of vitality, and nuclear fusion might be the best way to go.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes a breakthrough in vitality is crucial for the way forward for AI, which is anticipated to require extra energy than initially thought.
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday mentioned an vitality breakthrough is critical for future synthetic intelligence, which is able to eat vastly extra energy than individuals have anticipated.
Speaking at a Bloomberg occasion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual assembly in Davos, Altman mentioned the silver lining is that extra climate-friendly sources of vitality, notably nuclear fusion or cheaper solar energy and storage, are the best way ahead for AI.
“There’s no way to get there without a breakthrough,” he mentioned. ”It motivates us to go make investments extra in fusion.”
In 2021, Altman personally offered $375 million to personal U.S. nuclear fusion firm Helion Energy, which since has signed a deal to supply vitality to Microsoft in future years. Microsoft is OpenAI’s largest monetary backer and gives it computing assets for AI.
Altman mentioned he wished the world would embrace nuclear fission as an vitality supply as effectively.
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