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The Download: the next anti-drone weapon, and powering AI’s growth

Rhiannon Williams

created: May 29, 2025, 12:15 p.m. | updated: June 4, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

What will power AI’s growth? Last week we published Power Hungry, a series that takes a hard look at the expected energy demands of AI. Last week in this newsletter, I broke down its centerpiece, an analysis I did with my colleague James O’Donnell. But this week, I want to talk about another story that I also wrote for that package, which focused on nuclear energy. So what’s going to power AI?

4 weeks ago: MIT Technology Review