Scientists say they can use AI to solve a key problem in the quest for near-limitless clean energy

CNN ^ | Updated 12:16 PM EST, Wed February 21, 2024 | By Angela Dewan, CNN

[BenLurkin]

Science is good.

Scientists are not.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Here's the ChatGPT answer this morning to that very question: "How do we get limitless energy from fusion?"

[ScaniaBoy]

I've already read about that here:

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LOL!

[TexasGator]

“Scientists are not.”

Scientists are good.

[Billthedrill]

I believe that’s genuine frontier gibberish.

[ASOC]

Just a few more billions and another 20 years and the boffins will have a working fusion reactor...really, really.

(rolls eyes)

It never ends, grant money paradise, thy name is “Fusion”.

[Magnum44]

[Red Badger]

That’s not ChatGPT.
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That’s Biden.

You can’t fool me!.....................

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Yep, spouted by the newest version of GabbyJohnsonGPT.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Dang...ya caught me! Can’t put nothing past you, Red.

[Zathras]

Q: How do we solve the energy problem?
A: Fusion power.
Q: How do we make it work?
A: Tax Americans and send the money to the UN.
Signed Colossus-Guardian (from The Forbin Project)

[Zathras]

Q: How do we solve the energy problem?
A: Fusion power.
Q: How do we make it work?
A: Tax Americans and send the money to the UN.
Signed Colossus-Guardian (from The Forbin Project)

[Zathras]

Q: How do we solve the energy problem?
A: Fusion power.
Q: How do we make it work?
A: Tax Americans and send the money to the UN.
Signed Colossus-Guardian (from The Forbin Project)

[Zathras]

Oops

[PGR88]

As a side note, I read that Nvidia’s H100 AI chip uses about 700 watts, which on a yearly basis, is about 3,600 KWh a year at 61% utilization

This power consumption is equal to an average American 3-bedroom home

Nvidia has sold a million of these, which has already added a Phoenix-size city of electrical demand. Future plans to sell even more such AI chips would add even more demand - a Houston or Los Angeles size increase in power demand - EVERY YEAR.

[ckilmer]

It can be reasonably argued that fusion power is about where AI was in 2016.

imho AI will enable some compounding effects across the spectrum of fusion research. Plus it will —and is— accelerating the pace of testing.

[freedomlover]

What?

[EEGator]

Like Mengele?
Ishii?
Gottleib?

[Red Badger]

Between power hungry computer chips and EVs the future of wind and solar is assured...................