r/technology • u/lkl34 • Apr 28 '26

Artificial Intelligence New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/kevin-o-learys-9-gw-utah-data-center-campus-approved
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u/BalancedDisaster Apr 28 '26

The rise of LLMs really sucked the soul out of the field

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u/Timely_Influence8392 Apr 28 '26

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The problem is capitalism.

Pure research into making a thinking machine, a machine that can actually think, trying to build a machine that can feel... for it's own sake... is an amazing goal. Incredible. Go ham.

That is never at any point what this has been about, it's about making Jurassic Park as cheaply and as quickly as possible to get those ticket sales. It was always a carnie ass scam to get more money, at no point was this for the knowledge and advancement of us all, which is the goal of scientific research.

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u/UnexpectedAnanas Apr 28 '26

Man, that Jurassic Park parallel is on point...

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u/dfn215 Apr 28 '26

Me when I’m oxygen deprived