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Meta nuclear data center reportedly collapsed because of… a bee

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To train and deploy their artificial intelligence models, tech giants, as well as laboratories like OpenAI, need a lot of energy. And in order not to pollute, many companies are turning to nuclear power to meet this demand. For example, in October, Google announced an agreement with the company Kairos Power to supply itself with energy from small modular reactors. As for Mark Zuckerberg's Meta group, he reportedly intended to build a data center near an existing nuclear power plant in the United States.

But, according to the Financial Times, this project was abandoned because of a rare species of bee that was discovered on the site intended for the construction. During a meeting with employees, the group's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, reportedly explained that the discovery of this species of bee would have complicated the project. Nevertheless, Meta would still be looking for decarbonized energy sources for the race for artificial intelligence. And it is possible that the group will find other agreements with nuclear players.

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Nuclear power inevitable ?

Many tech giants are currently in a difficult position. While they have committed to achieving carbon neutrality targets, they are seeing their electricity needs increase due to artificial intelligence. And the solution that seems to be the preferred one to solve this problem is nuclear power. Amazon, which has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, has for example announced a series of agreements to supply itself with nuclear energy. And, like Google, it has bet on small modular reactors.

The advantage of these small reactors is that they can be installed close to the electricity grid. Additionally, construction times are shorter, allowing for new energy sources to be made available more quickly.

  • The development and deployment of AI models requires a lot of energy and to avoid pollution, many digital players are turning to nuclear power
  • Meta reportedly had a project to build a data center right next to a nuclear power plant
  • But the idea was reportedly abandoned following the discovery of a rare species of bee on the site intended for construction
  • Mark Zuckerberg reportedly explained to Meta employees that this discovery would have made the project complicated

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Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116

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