Internet Hype in the ’90s Stoked a Power-Generation Bubble. Could It Happen Again With AI?

Internet Hype in the ’90s Stoked a Power-Generation Bubble. Could It Happen 
Again With AI?

The current electricity boom has echoes of—but also important differences from—an earlier boom-bust cycle.
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from: WSJ

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Artificial intelligence, Data center, Energy, Eric Schmidt, Google
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