"It was really melancholy," Hanson recalls about shutting down the nuclear plant in 2019. He reflects on the significance of the moment as he drove away, witnessing the cooling towers cease their operation.
Strubell emphasizes that large tech companies had been successfully reducing carbon emissions until AI's energy demands surged, stating, 'Training and using AI requires significantly more computational power than conventional computing, and that corresponds to energy use.'
Experts like Strubell foresee a rise in emissions due to AI. She describes how nuclear power plants, like Three Mile Island, present a viable solution, delivering substantial power without greenhouse gas emissions.
The commitment from tech giants like Microsoft to nuclear energy, as specified by Strubell, highlights a shift: 'Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta are all getting into nuclear tech, driven by commitments they've made to fight climate change.'
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