Google is going nuclear for AI | Mashable.
Google is going nuclear for AI A first-of-its-kind energy deal will see Google buy nuclear power plants to power its AI. By Matthews Martins on October 15, 2024 Credit: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images Google is going nuclear — literally. The search engine giant is set to buy a fleet of mini nuclear reactors in a "world's first" corporate energy deal. SEE ALSO: Apple study reveals major AI flaw in OpenAI, Google, and Meta LLMs SEE ALSO: How much is AI hurting the planet? Big tech won't tell us. The deal, in partnership with California-based Kairos Power, Google aims to build six to seven of these compact reactors by 2035, with the first expected to go live as soon as 2030. The power demands of artificial intelligence are exploding, and Google says nuclear energy provides the "clean, round-the-clock power" it needs to keep its operations running on carbon-free energy 24/7. According to some estimates , training cutting-edge AI models like ChatG
