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The Download: nuclear-powered AI, and a short history of creativity

Rhiannon Williams

created: May 27, 2025, 12:10 p.m. | updated: May 30, 2025, 9:33 a.m.

In the AI arms race, all the major players say they want to go nuclear. Over the past year, the likes of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have sent out a flurry of announcements related to nuclear energy. These somewhat unlikely partnerships could be a win for both the nuclear power industry and large tech companies. For nuclear plant operators and nuclear technology developers, the financial support of massive established customers could help keep old nuclear power plants open and push new technologies forward. How creativity became the reigning value of our timeAmericans don’t agree on much these days.

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