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		trollbridge 43 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI Couldn't foundational model training (one of the most expensive aspects of AI) be done with spare power?

rdl 35 days ago [–]

One $4mm cabinet of GB300 can generate maybe 10-20x the power/hvac cost per hour so it doesn't make sense to ever have it idle. Vs. $100K worth of miners for the same 40KW conditioned or 100KW raw power.

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