From nuclear to quantum computing, how Big Tech intends to power AI’s insatiable thirst for energy

CNBC November 4, 2024
Sam Meredith

Key Points

– A huge upswing in the number of data centers worldwide shows no signs of slowing down, prompting Big Tech to consider how best to power the artificial intelligence revolution.

– Some of the options on the table include a pivot to nuclear energy, liquid cooling for data centers and quantum computing.

– “In the summer of every great technology we discover there is a winter — but don’t pay attention to it until winter arrives,” Raj Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum, the world’s largest integrated quantum computing company, told CNBC.

A huge upswing in the number of data centers worldwide shows no signs of slowing down, prompting Big Tech to consider how best to power the artificial intelligence...

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