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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
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[–] eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That list records 8 fatalities related to nuclear power in the US. All time.

Coal is responsible for more than 40. Per year. Just in my city.

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

To be fair, though, the top comment said "nothing wrong" and the guy just followed up with the wrong

I still think we have access to this energy source and are basically just ignoring it so oil and coal and continue to soak up tax payer funded subsidies and ruin our planet.

[–] ThePenitentOne@discuss.online 1 points 11 months ago

You are also forgetting the years of life lost due to air pollution.