Microsoft is behind bringing a nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania out of mothballs to help drive their AI initiatives.Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet have conflicting thoughts on the benefits and rationale behind this from a variety of perspectives. Along with that, they also have different opinions on a new essay by Sam Altman of OpenAI on the future of AI and what it can accomplish.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Microsoft and Three Mile Island's Energy Future

19:26 Sam Altman's AI Predictions

33:33 The Evolution of Design and AI

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Microsoft plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that narrowly avoided disaster

https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-plans-to-restart-the-three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-that-narrowly-avoided-disaster-161256442.html

The Intelligence Age by Sam Altman

https://ia.samaltman.com

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