“There’s no way to get there without a breakthrough,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, arguing that AI will soon need even more energy.

  • @sizzler
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    011 months ago

    It’s a valid point in this case and I’m not attacking your character, I have respect for engineers/designers especially when it comes to reducing pollution. Rather I am attacking your position, which is not without bias, would you not agree on that?

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      311 months ago

      If you mean that I am biased towards following evidence over feelings and like facts over propaganda then yes I am biased. Generally I am not convinced by “nuclear power bad because nukes bad and they are exactly the same according to a Jane Fonda movie I saw”.

      Nuclear power produces very little pollution and it is of manageable types. Once built it can pretty much outlast any energy source. It is very reliable and can produce energy at the same price for long periods of time. Renewables definitely have their uses and I would be happy if they displaced all fossil fuels.

      • @sizzler
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        011 months ago

        I totally agree with your second paragraph… but, I honestly worry about bad actors. We see it enough with war. I just don’t trust other people to not use the leftovers or to destroy the reactors to not create massive damage. It’s seemingly the nature of man.

        • @afraid_of_zombies
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          311 months ago

          Right except the kinda of plants that generate energy aren’t the kinds that are good at making atomic weapons. What about Germany and Finland? Both have a strong nuclear reactor program. Do you worry about them starting a nuclear war?

          I am more worried about soft power. Everyone knows nuclear war is suicide. You know what is not suicide? Using Twitter to break up the EU, hacking a server so you can embarrass a candidate you don’t want, funneling money to get the mafia connected candidate you want in. With about as much money as a small city budget has Russia managed all that. Nukes are so 1950s.