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I mean, capitalism will also drive prices lower as different providers are forced to compete for demand in the face of nearly unlimited supply. Also, there are
by mkaic 5y ago
I mean, capitalism will also drive prices lower as different providers are forced to compete for demand in the face of nearly unlimited supply.
Also, there are startups like Helion[0] which are using magnetic energy recovery instead of boiling steam for turbines, so I'm personally extremely bullish. Whoever is first to the market with reliable, scalable fusion energy stands to make multiple trillions of dollars -- the incentives could not be more aligned.
[0]https://www.helionenergy.com https://www.helionenergy.com
- gizajob 5y agoExactly, you said it. The trillions of dollars will have to come from somewhere and don't equate to unlimited free energy to run AI in a capitalist system.
- mkaic 5y agoExcept the trillions (okay, maybe not trillions) of dollars would come from selling cheaper energy than everyone else? So energy prices would fall, and if there is competition, which there will be, they'd fall even more.