Power hungry

AI needs more power—so Nvidia & xAI are building it

AI isn’t just hungry for data—it’s draining the world’s power grid. Training massive models like GPT-4 costs millions in electricity alone. Now, Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI are joining forces with Microsoft, BlackRock, and MGX to invest $100 billion in AI infrastructure​.

Here’s what’s happening:

• Data centers need serious upgrades. Nvidia, Microsoft, and BlackRock are leading the charge.

• Energy companies like GE Vernova and NextEra Energy are involved, because AI needs dedicated power sources, not just the existing grid.

• Nvidia stays central to the AI economy, ensuring its chips remain the backbone of major AI operations.

Startup in Nvidia’s incubator is growing AI chips (literally)

Forget transistors—one Nvidia-backed startup is using lab-grown neurons as AI chips​.

Meet Bionode, a computing platform that integrates living neurons with traditional processors. The potential:

• Neurons replace transistors. Traditional rigid AI chips rely on fixed circuits. Bionode neurons physically rewire themselves, improving efficiency as they process data.

• Lower energy costs. Biological processors consume far less power than GPUs, potentially solving that energy problem we just talked about.

• Hybrid AI computing. Bionode doesn’t aim to replace Nvidia’s chips. Instead, it could work alongside GPUs to optimize power usage and performance.

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