The U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power To Fuel the Artificial Intelligence Boom

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The U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power To Fuel the Artificial Intelligence Boom

reason.com/2025/05/15/ai-boom-turns-to-nuclear-for-power

AI is bringing enormous benefits to consumers and businesses. It is also bringing significant strain to the power grid. Some researchers estimate that one ChatGPT query requires the energy equivalent of lighting a lightbulb for 20 minutes and 10 times as much electricity as a single…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-05-15 10:00:07.