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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A nuclear reactor connected to the internet sounds like a bad idea.

[–] AttackPanda@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean it’s fine so long as someone remembers to pay the Mcafee bill right????

[–] SkySyrup@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

„Your reactor has been temporarily disabled due to license payment issues. Please consult support@mcaffee.com“

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Not that you're safe even if it's not connected to the internet (stuxnet comes to mind)

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure why you think it would be connected to the internet.