There is AFAIK not a single experimental fusion reactor that comes even close to producing surplus energy (when calculation with the actual energy input), so why would some dodgy startup suddenly find a breakthrough? Smells like an investor scam tbh.
To be fair I think fusion research is a great destination to siphon AI investment money to. I’m sure when Next Big Thing^TM^ comes along then they will dress fusion research in a Next Big Thing hat for further funding too
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poVoq@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 48d
There is AFAIK not a single experimental fusion reactor that comes even close to producing surplus energy (when calculation with the actual energy input), so why would some dodgy startup suddenly find a breakthrough? Smells like an investor scam tbh.
Pip@feddit.org · 0 pts · 48d
That's how the future is made!
justlemmyin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 48d
First paragraph... We want to power aayaye datacenters.. Fuck off!
underscore_@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 47d
To be fair I think fusion research is a great destination to siphon AI investment money to. I’m sure when Next Big Thing^TM^ comes along then they will dress fusion research in a Next Big Thing hat for further funding too
Edit: but also boo to data centre proliferation
Pip@feddit.org · 0 pts · 48d
Yes, data center bad
Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip · 7 pts · 48d
Finally a new way to heat water.
HereIAm@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 48d
Heating water is so hot right now!