Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI power deal: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41601443
>FTA Three Mile Island, the site of worst nuclear disaster in the United States, is reopening and will exclusively sell the power to Microsoft as the company searches for energy sources to fuel its AI ambitions.
is it ironically appropriate the the worst American disaster of the nuclear age will now be connnected, literally, to the looming disaster of the AI singularity? Well, if so, let's hope this next disaster will be of the same magnitude as the last one; from the article's linked article:
"In 1979, the plant experienced the partial meltdown of one of its two reactors. Though there’s no indication the release of radiation caused any health issues among either employees or the general public, the incident led to stricter federal oversight of nuclear power plants."
Worst USA nuclear disaster: no known harm to persons and a good Saturday night live skit.
Let's hope the worst US AI disaster is as harmful.
Pennsylvania is becoming new hot spot for hyperscalers
AI: Never have so many, paid so much, for so little.