nuclear power produces long-lived radioactive waste, which needs to be stored securely. Nuclear fuels, such as the element uranium (which needs to be mined), are finite, so the technology is not considered renewable. Renewable sources of energy, such as solar and wind power suffer from “intermittency”, meaning they do not consistently produce energy at all hours of the day.

fusion technologies have yet to produce sustained net energy output (more energy than is put in to run the reactor), let alone produce energy at the scale required to meet the growing demands of AI. Fusion will require many more technological developments before it can fulfil its promise of delivering power to the grid.

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    They’re missing a fusion reactor capable of positive energy output?

    “Tech bosses think warp drive might get us to Mars faster…”

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    Theyre missing the fact that cold fusion doesn’t (currently) exist? (haven’t read the article)?

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    Maybe AI can help us break the fusion hurdles. Oh. It’s still telling people to eat rocks, just used to create waifu porn and as a mass spy application? Nothing else, really? Well shit.

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      Nothing else? Please do not speak for other people if you can not grasp what others do with this tool.