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Nvidia’s Huang says nuclear power an option to feed data centers

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who helped create the technology at the heart of the explosion in artificial intelligence computing, said nuclear power is a good option for the renewable energy needed for the growing number of data centers. Most Read from BloombergVanderbilt Leases Struggling NYC Seminary for Campus ExpansionClimate Migrants Stand to Overwhelm World’s MegacitiesNJ Transit, Amtrak Trains Delayed After Derailment Near NYCWhere Cargo Bikes Are Free

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who helped create the technology at the heart of the explosion in artificial intelligence computing, said nuclear power is a good option for the renewable energy needed for the growing number of data centers. Nvidia’s leader has argued that his company’s products, while more power hungry than their predecessors — the latest generation chip requires over a kilowatt — are more efficient because they can do the work of training and running AI software more quickly and replace multiple older components. Separately, Huang said he’s doing his best to serve customers in China and stay within the requirements of US government restrictions on Nvidia’s exports to that country.

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