As AI adoption grows exponentially, power demand is expected to skyrocket. With electrical grids already straining to meet current needs, it appears that nuclear energy may be the only way to supply the power needed to accommodate AI technology quickly and at an affordable cost.
Energy scarcity has been an issue for a while; the proliferation of artificial intelligence just helped amplify it, says Andy Roehr, managing director of the energy practice at accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly. “To address the gaps in the energy grid, people have looked to nuclear power because it’s a form of reliable, clean energy that can handle large energy demands,” he explains in an email interview.
As AI continues to expand, so does the need for reliable and high-capacity energy, observes Gilbert Michaud, an assistant professor of environmental policy at Loyola University Chicago. “Data centers have a huge demand for electricity and require consistent and uninterrupted power,” he says in an online interview.
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