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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

That’s a huge amount of electricity even at it’s lowest. Are they building the AI to crypto mine is also another question. I could see these sneaky bastards combining the two somehow.

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Loduz_247@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
As for OpenAI and Microsoft, they’re betting on energy with a company called Helion Energy. They say they’ll have it ready by 2028. Whether they’ll achieve that? We’ll see.

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- Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I looked that up and it’s a fusion reactor, apparently, from what I can figure out from their nigh-illegible website.
  
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  It skips the steam cycle. That’s fucking cool. I really hope they get it working.
  
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  - eleitl@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    They won’t.
    
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    Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Care to elaborate?
    
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Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I see you don’t know how crypto works lol

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Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I don’t see how AI helps with crypto mining. It could help with pump and dumping shit coins though.

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- pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I was thinking how it probably helps by getting into nanoseconds with buying and selling stocks. I have found that there are very few coincidences with huge technologies, tons of cash pouring in and dark money. I could be wrong though.
  
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  - DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Trading has nothing to do with cryptocurrency mining. Also, any high-frequency trading firm worth their salt is using FPGAs for the things where performance really counts.
    
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