@VraserX: This is kind of insane. Less than a year after groundbreaking and Oklo already hit criticality. At this point, everyone…
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Oklo achieved nuclear criticality less than a year after groundbreaking, highlighting the growing importance of energy infrastructure as AI drives electricity demand.
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This is kind of insane. Less than a year after groundbreaking and Oklo already hit criticality.
At this point, everyone should be paying attention to energy infrastructure. AI is turning electricity into the most strategic resource on the planet.
Energy is the new oil.
Sam Altman (@sama): congrats to oklo for achieving criticality!
(less than a year after groundbreaking)
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