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At the time of the announcement IIRC the deal was only for Colossus 1. Is Anthropic also leasing Colossus 2 new? At the time the consensus narrative was that S

by ykl 6mo ago

At the time of the announcement IIRC the deal was only for Colossus 1. Is Anthropic also leasing Colossus 2 new? At the time the consensus narrative was that SpaceX no longer needed Colossus 1 for Grok and that was why it could be leased to Anthropic while Colossus 2 would handle Grok training and inference. Does Anthropic also leasing Colossus 2 change this?

impulser_ 6mo ago
They are. This is from their "Chief Compute Officer". https://x.com/nottombrown/status/2057194829986300375 https://x.com/nottombrown/status/2057194829986300375
- jprd 6mo ago
  Right. This compute still being powered by an illegal amount of gas turbines in a residential neighborhood? Claude is eating so much compute, the threat of that power being tuned down by lawsuit (rightfully) is worth the risk to Anthropic in the short-term. Instead of declaring "bubble", I'm just going to say that's so crazy.
  - gpm 6mo ago
    Or SpaceX is absorbing the risk should that power be turned off... still morally shitty but not obviously economically so.
  - ACCount37 6mo ago
    Colossus 1 is in an industrial area, next door to a grid scale natural gas power plant. One that's fully operational.
    - dbalatero 6mo ago
      Then why do they keep getting sued, then going one state over and running the same playbook that got them sued in the previous state? https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-sues-xai-illegal-pollution-data-center-power-plant https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-sues-xai-illegal-pollution-...
      - ACCount37 6mo ago
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        dbalatero 6mo ago
        Yes and both are getting sued? I wouldn't necessarily classify the NAACP as environmental activists, but they are concerned with the wellbeing of the people they represent.
        deleted 6mo ago
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        rafram 6mo ago
        > "Environmental activists" are scum of the earth, as a rule > Tactics like this are a part of why US is a lousy place to build infrastructure in. I suspect your definition of a lousy place to build infrastructure in might overlap with my definition of a relatively good place to live.
        inglor_cz 6mo ago
        "I suspect your definition of a lousy place to build infrastructure in might overlap with my definition of a relatively good place to live." Which is quite close to the standard NIMBY attitude: "I want good grid, cheap electricity and other infrastructure, but not in my backyard. Either someone else's, or somewhere where no one lives at all." Can't you see the fundamental problem with that attitude? We mostly live in densely populated regions. We do need roads, rail and power plants to sustain our way of living, you too.
        rafram 6mo ago
        Of course we need infrastructure. It’s annoying when a project that seems like a net good is held up due to environmental concerns, but this planet is very beautiful and I’d like to be able to continue to enjoy it.
        6mo ago

by ykl 6mo ago

impulser_ 6mo ago

They are. This is from their "Chief Compute Officer". https://x.com/nottombrown/status/2057194829986300375 https://x.com/nottombrown/status/2057194829986300375

jprd 6mo ago
Right. This compute still being powered by an illegal amount of gas turbines in a residential neighborhood? Claude is eating so much compute, the threat of that power being tuned down by lawsuit (rightfully) is worth the risk to Anthropic in the short-term. Instead of declaring "bubble", I'm just going to say that's so crazy.
- gpm 6mo ago
  Or SpaceX is absorbing the risk should that power be turned off... still morally shitty but not obviously economically so.
- ACCount37 6mo ago
  Colossus 1 is in an industrial area, next door to a grid scale natural gas power plant. One that's fully operational.
  - dbalatero 6mo ago
    Then why do they keep getting sued, then going one state over and running the same playbook that got them sued in the previous state? https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-sues-xai-illegal-pollution-data-center-power-plant https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-sues-xai-illegal-pollution-...
    - ACCount37 6mo ago
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      - dbalatero 6mo ago
        Yes and both are getting sued? I wouldn't necessarily classify the NAACP as environmental activists, but they are concerned with the wellbeing of the people they represent.
      - deleted 6mo ago
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      - rafram 6mo ago
        > "Environmental activists" are scum of the earth, as a rule > Tactics like this are a part of why US is a lousy place to build infrastructure in. I suspect your definition of a lousy place to build infrastructure in might overlap with my definition of a relatively good place to live.
        inglor_cz 6mo ago
        "I suspect your definition of a lousy place to build infrastructure in might overlap with my definition of a relatively good place to live." Which is quite close to the standard NIMBY attitude: "I want good grid, cheap electricity and other infrastructure, but not in my backyard. Either someone else's, or somewhere where no one lives at all." Can't you see the fundamental problem with that attitude? We mostly live in densely populated regions. We do need roads, rail and power plants to sustain our way of living, you too.
        rafram 6mo ago
        Of course we need infrastructure. It’s annoying when a project that seems like a net good is held up due to environmental concerns, but this planet is very beautiful and I’d like to be able to continue to enjoy it.
        6mo ago