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		sameesh 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How AI labs are solving the power problem "xAI entirely bypassed the grid and generated power onsite, using truck-mounted gas turbines and engines." So they solved the power problem by consuming more fossil fuel. Got it.

miltonlost 3 months ago [–]

And all without the proper permits! Using 35 generators when they were only allowed 15! Yay! So glad we're allowing AI companies to break law after law after law to not be able to reason logically the basic Towers of Hanoi.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/xai-gets-permits-for-15-na...

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