AI’s energy demands are rising quickly, with global data center electricity use expected to double by the end of this decade.
Nuclear power’s ability to provide large amounts of emission-free baseload power is hugely attractive for AI firms trying to balance their energy needs against climate commitments.
A recent Bloomberg Intelligence report forecasts that US nuclear capacity could rise 63 percent by 2050 thanks in large part to demand from data centers.
Whether this comes to fruition will depend largely on whether big tech’s energy demands continue to balloon. There is mounting concern, however, that the industry is in an AI bubble to burst any minute.
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