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The U.S. is falling behind China in nuclear fusion, needed to power AI
- duxup 2y agoI don’t think AI cares where it’s power comes from…
- zfg 2y agoEveryone else cares. xAI uses mobile natural gas turbines which are inefficient and polluting: https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2025/03/17/power-hungry-ai-data-centers-seek-more-quick-and-dirty-mobile-gas-turbines/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2025/03/17/power-h...
- duxup 2y agoI'd be more sympathetic about a discussion of the makeup of the power grid generally, outside the context of the silly title in the article.
- dekhn 2y agoIt's not needed to power AI.
- zippyman55 2y agoThis headline needs to be rewritten. AI called. They want their Tokamak back.
- more_corn 2y agoWhat a crazy way to frame it.
- tim333 2y agoFor some reason it seems to be policy to rewrite headline on HN so they no longer make sense. I'm not sure who or who does it?
- sharpshadow 2y agoThe US falling behind a lot lately.