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AI factories are factories: Overcoming industrial challenges to commoditize AI


The infrastructure to support AI inherits many challenges that defined industrial factories, from power to scalability and reliability.

If you were to travel 60 years back in time to Stevenson, Alabama, you’d find Widows Creek Fossil Plant, a 1.6-gigawatt generating station with one of the tallest chimneys in the world. The infrastructure to support AI inherits many of the same challenges that defined industrial factories, from power to scalability and reliability, requiring modern solutions to century-old problems. In early November, Memphis Light, Gas & Water reached a more permanent agreement with the TVA to deliver xAI an additional 150 megawatts of capacity.

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