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Big Tech is Going Nuclear!

Predictions from this Video

Total: 28
Correct: 0
Incorrect: 0
Pending: 28
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Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant is expected to be brought online in 2028.
"The plant is expected to be brought online in 2028"
Nuclear Energy
Pending
Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant is expected to run until at least 2054.
"and to run until at least 2054."
Nuclear Energy
Pending
Constellation's Three Mile Island deal will create over 3,000 jobs.
"Constellation says that the deal will create more than three thousand jobs"
Job Creation
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Constellation's Three Mile Island deal will add $16 billion to Pennsylvania’s GDP.
"add sixteen billion dollars to Pennsylvania’s GDP"
Economic Impact
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Constellation's Three Mile Island deal will generate at least $3 billion in state and federal taxes.
"and bring in at least $3 billion dollars in state and federal taxes"
Tax Revenue
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Goldman Sachs predicts data center power demands will grow by 160% between 2024 and 2030.
"According to Goldman Sachs, data center power demands will grow 160 percent between now and 2030."
Data Center Power Demand
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Goldman Sachs predicts total electricity demand will double by 2030 due to data centers, electrified transport, and manufacturing reshoring.
"They say that when this is combined with the electrification of transport and the reshoring of manufacturing, electricity demand can be expected to double."
Electricity Demand
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Solomon Goldstein-Rose predicts global power demand will be five times higher in 2050 than today if full electrification occurs.
"Solomon Goldstein-Rose argued in a 2001 TED talk that... we are likely to need five times as much power in 2050 as we use today if the world is actually switching to electric vehicles, electric heating and electrifying various industrial processes"
Global Power Demand
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Microsoft expects the trend of tech firms launching large investment funds for AI infrastructure and energy sourcing to catch on with other tech firms.
"Microsoft said that they expect this trend to catch on with other tech firms"
Tech Investment Trends
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Most experts believe large-scale nuclear fusion energy generation is unlikely to happen soon.
"Most experts say that we're unlikely to be able to generate large-scale energy from nuclear fusion any time soon"
Nuclear Fusion Energy
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Helion promised to have a nuclear fusion prototype running by the end of 2024.
"Helion employees expressed doubts about the company’s promise to get a prototype running by year-end."
Nuclear Fusion Prototype
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Most big tech companies are predicted to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
"almost all of them have promised to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040."
Corporate Sustainability
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Microsoft is predicted to achieve carbon negativity by 2030.
"Microsoft pledged almost five years ago to be carbon negative by 2030"
Microsoft Sustainability
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Microsoft is predicted to remove all historical carbon emissions from the environment by 2050.
"by 2050 they will have entirely stripped all of the carbon they emitted over the life of the firm from the environment."
Microsoft Sustainability
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Constellation Energy is predicted to reopen Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant to supply power for Microsoft's data centers.
"Last month it was announced that Constellation Energy will reopen a nuclear plant at Three Mile Island to provide power to Microsoft's data centers."
Nuclear Power
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Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant is expected to come online in 2028 and operate until at least 2054.
"The plant is expected to be brought online in 2028 and to run until at least 2054."
Nuclear Power
Pending
Constellation Energy predicts the Three Mile Island Unit 1 reopening will generate over 3,000 jobs, add $16 billion to Pennsylvania's GDP, and contribute at least $3 billion in state and federal taxes.
"Constellation says that the deal will create more than three thousand jobs, add sixteen billion dollars to Pennsylvania’s GDP and bring in at least $3 billion dollars in state and federal taxes"
Economic Impact
Pending
Amazon announced plans to invest over $500 million in the development of four next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) via X-energy.
"Amazon last week announced that they would be spending more than $500 million dollars to support development of four next-generation “small modular reactors.” They took a stake in X-energy, an SMR developer."
Nuclear Power Investment
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Google agreed to purchase 500 megawatts of power from 6-7 small modular reactors (SMRs) to be constructed by Kairos Power.
"Google additionally agreed to buy 500 megawatts of power from six to seven small modular reactors which will be built by Kairos Power."
Nuclear Power Purchase
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Goldman Sachs predicts data center power demands will increase by 160% by 2030.
"According to Goldman Sachs, data center power demands will grow 160 percent between now and 2030."
Data Center Energy Consumption
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Goldman Sachs predicts total electricity demand will double due to electrification of transport and manufacturing reshoring.
"They say that when this is combined with the electrification of transport and the reshoring of manufacturing, electricity demand can be expected to double."
Global Electricity Demand
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Solomon Goldstein-Rose (2001) predicted that global electricity demand will be five times current levels by 2050 if electrification targets are met.
"we are likely to need five times as much power in 2050 as we use today if the world is actually switching to electric vehicles, electric heating and electrifying various industrial processes"
Global Electricity Demand
Pending
The Microsoft and BlackRock AI infrastructure fund is predicted to mobilize up to $100 billion in total investment for AI supply chains and energy sourcing.
"the partnership would mobilize up to $100 billion dollars in total investment potential once debt financing was included and that the money would be invested to enhance AI supply chains and energy sourcing."
AI Infrastructure Investment
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Microsoft predicts other tech firms will launch similar AI infrastructure investment funds, and Microsoft may participate in them.
"Microsoft said that they expect this trend to catch on with other tech firms and said that Microsoft might participate in all of them."
AI Infrastructure Investment
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Global governments are committed to tripling nuclear power output worldwide by 2050.
"officials reaffirmed their commitment to triple the global output of nuclear power by 2050"
Global Nuclear Power
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Most experts predict that large-scale energy generation from nuclear fusion will not be achieved in the near future.
"Most experts say that we're unlikely to be able to generate large-scale energy from nuclear fusion any time soon"
Nuclear Fusion
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Bloomberg reported that Helion employees expressed doubts about the company's promise to get a nuclear fusion prototype running by year-end (2024).
"Bloomberg reported that this deal caught some Helion employees by surprise and they expressed doubts about the company’s promise to get a prototype running by year-end."
Nuclear Fusion
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Big tech companies are predicted to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
"it will be up to big tech to develop the AGI"
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
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