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Listen Again: Meeting the energy demands of AI workloads through nuclear power (with Flexential's Jason Carolan)
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ITOps Times
This episode originally aired July 19, 2024, but it's still relevant today as we figure out how to meet the demands AI is placing on the power grid.
In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein interviews Jason Carolan, chief innovation officer at Flexential, about the increased energy demands created by AI. Jason believes nuclear energy might be the solution to meeting the growing power needs.
Key talking points include:
- Why there's increased demand on the grid now
- The role nuclear power could play
- The challenges to taking a nuclear approach
- Figuring out where to put new nuclear plants