AI's Electric Surge: GE Vernova Powers the Grid
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Websites & Online Resources
- instagram.com/teenaccounts - Mentioned as the place to explore Instagram's teen accounts, automatic protections, and ongoing work to protect teens online.
Organizations & Institutions
- The Wall Street Journal - The publication for which the hosts work and where their columns are featured.
- GE Vernova - A company that is an offshoot of General Electric, focusing on energy businesses including gas power, nuclear power, and wind.
- Tennessee Valley Authority - Mentioned in relation to a planned small modular reactor project in Tennessee.
- TSMC - Mentioned as a customer for new power generation in Taiwan.
People Mentioned
- Elon Musk - Referenced for his comments on potential electricity shortages.
- Sam Altman - Mentioned for pointing to outer space for data center construction and for OpenAI's stated infrastructure spending.
- Jeff Bezos - Mentioned for pointing to outer space for data center construction.
- Mustafa Suleyman - Mentioned as the CEO of Microsoft AI and a previous guest on the program, who has spoken about AI potentially reducing energy costs.
- Henry Ford - Referenced as an analogy for vertical integration in the context of companies building their own energy plants.
- Donald Trump - Mentioned for his statements regarding an energy crunch and declaring a national energy emergency.
Other Resources
- Dyson Sphere - A hypothetical megastructure mentioned as an example of capturing entire solar energy output.
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) - Described as a type of nuclear reactor, with GE Vernova constructing one that is about the size of a football field and capable of powering 300,000 homes.