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anonzzzies01/22/20251 replyview on HN

Don't they say in the article that it is also for scaling up power and datacenters? That's the big cost here.


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HarHarVeryFunny01/22/2025

There's the servers and data center infrastructure (cooling, electricity) as well as the GPUs of course, but if we're talking $10B+ of GPUs in a single datacenter, it seems that would dominate. Electricity generation is also a big expense, and it seems nuclear is the most viable option although multi-GW solar plants are possible too in some locations. The 1GW ~ $10B number I suggested is in the right ballpark.