David GerardGoogle, Amazon buy nonexistent mini nuclear reactors for AI data centers
Broken_MonitorAlright so you can have them funding the next generation of nuclear power, which would eventually bring this new form into the mainstream by having them deal with the costs associated with ironing out any issues they have and very likely making it economically viable…
Or…
These tech companies can use fossil fuels to power their AI. Like it or not, they arent going to stop developing AI and dat centers. They need the power either way. Solar and wind won’t keep up with that level of demand and tech companies know it. So choose. Nuclear, or fossil fuels?
You’re correct that I can’t stop them from making pants on head stupid decisions, but I’m not going to stop making fun of them.
I’m not crunching the numbers over here, but they must be making money off AI if they’re doing this. I’m sure they have further plans that aren’t public yet.
I’m not a fan of AI, so if Microsoft or Google ends up in a dumpster fire because of all this I will never stop laughing about it. I just don’t expect it.
V0ldekbut they must be making money off X if they’re doing this.
is such a laughable, ridiculous thing to say, like what the fuck dude, where did you get this idea from even
Yeah corporations love spending massive amounts of money on projects with no return on their investment. Microsoft is signing a 20 year contract for massive amounts of power for funsies, and totally handing out copilot licenses for free to all the other corporations that are adopting it.
Have you ever sat in a meeting with corporate people? All they every think about is money money and more money. Laugh all you want - MS is doing the laughing as every company scrambles to adopt AI purely out of fear of being left behind, and they are paying for it. The install base is already so huge for the OS, this is the easiest payout they could ask for. They have to shit the bed HARD to fuck this up.
o7___o7This message squirted into the ether from my Zune
I’ll take “comments posted with extremely definite and concrete knowledge of current operator spend and market dynamics” for 2c, Alex
blakestacey
thank you for reminding me of this which I forget
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bitofhopeFortune named Enron “America’s Most Innovative Company” for six consecutive years.
Some Wikipedia editor has a nice sense of comedic timing, placing this right before the article picture and the infobox before dropping the
At the end of 2001, it was revealed that Enron’s reported financial condition was sustained by an institutionalized, systematic, and creatively planned accounting fraud, known since as the Enron scandal.
Man the internet is wild. I say MS probably has a plan to profit from AI based on their 20 year contract for nuclear power and you guys are like “but Enron failed!” Holy fuck ya really reaching to pick those cherries now
Jonathan HendryMore like they decided the only hope for making a profit off AI is by investing in nuclear power.
Your blithe trust in capital fails to be endearing.
selfit’s weird that Enron of all things was the line for them
I’m also impressed that the bailey they retreat into (‘I just said that they would have a plan to make money over 20 years’) is just as badly defendable as the motte ‘they must be making money’. Quality work.
There’s a full cherry tree, you can pick as many cherries as you can eat.
has a plan to profit
You say “plan” but I think what you really mean is that Satya crossed his fingers and hoped for the best
The tech industry runs on investors spurred on by hype and promises of huge profits somewhere in the future
MS is doing the laughing as every company scrambles to adopt AI purely out of fear of being left behind
Hey man, as someone who literally worked at MSFT in Azure Identity a year ago, let me assure you, this is exactly what MSFT is also doing while their devs scratch their heads in bewilderment on how on earth they’re going to incorporate genAI into the auth token service.