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> These AI data centers shouldn't need backup power at all. They could be training a model or two for months.

• mjhay 2mo ago
  They’re assuredly checkpointing, which is SOP for any long training. Lots of things can go wrong besides power loss.
  • esseph 2mo ago
    If yout backup power is unreliable it could slow down your model release by days or weeks.
    • mjhay 2mo ago
      Sure. Reasonably reliable backup power is a very good thing, but losing power isn’t necessarily a catastrophe.