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Nuclear fusion necessary to meet AI's energy needs: Sam Altman

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a voracious consumer of energy, potentially leading to a surge in electricity demand that could put pressure on our power grid. Sam Altman, the leader of OpenAI and the mind behind ChatGPT, sees nuclear fusion as a potential answer to this growing problem. For reference, Altman has put significant investment into fusion technology, convinced it could meet the enormous power requirements of future AI systems.