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title: "Discussion on \"This week, AI's power problem stopped being theoretical\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"This week, AI's power problem stopped being theoretical\". The biggest AI story this week was not a model release. It was electricity.\nIn the space of a few days, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic committed about $3.4 billion to secure 1.7 gigawatts"
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# [This week, AI's power problem stopped being theoretical](https://ganeshsivakum.hashnode.dev/this-week-ai-s-power-problem-stopped-being-theoretical?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The biggest AI story this week was not a model release. It was electricity. In the space of a few days, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic committed about $3.4 billion to secure 1.7 gigawatts

4d ago · 5 min read · ganeshsivakum.hashnode.dev  
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