China is building AI data centers at speed as the US wrestles with the costs (mezha.net) 1 points by andsoitis 16d ago ↗ HN
[–] jqpabc123 16d ago ↗ China’s advantages include the speed of construction, plentiful land and relatively inexpensive green power.The only advantage the US currently has is access to the most advanced AI processors. [–] a34729t 16d ago ↗ Nobody proofreads... land aint exactly unplentiful in the US, and many other countries. [–] jqpabc123 16d ago ↗ Try building a large solar farm in the USA for cheap power.Cheap, renewable solar is now the primary source of power in China. In the USA, it is only about 8%.https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-overtakes-coal...
[–] a34729t 16d ago ↗ Nobody proofreads... land aint exactly unplentiful in the US, and many other countries. [–] jqpabc123 16d ago ↗ Try building a large solar farm in the USA for cheap power.Cheap, renewable solar is now the primary source of power in China. In the USA, it is only about 8%.https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-overtakes-coal...
[–] jqpabc123 16d ago ↗ Try building a large solar farm in the USA for cheap power.Cheap, renewable solar is now the primary source of power in China. In the USA, it is only about 8%.https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-overtakes-coal...
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 17.3 ms ] threadThe only advantage the US currently has is access to the most advanced AI processors.
Cheap, renewable solar is now the primary source of power in China. In the USA, it is only about 8%.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-overtakes-coal...