The Need for an Independent AI Grid
olalonde
23 points
3 comments
March 19, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
pitcock
The tech exists - peer-to-peer GPU compute. Plenty of options, many already in deployment. I don’t think you need a dedicated power grid any more than you would for say refrigerators. Beyond mongering of various types I don’t get the energy consumption take. For example the idea that AI consumes rare earths isn’t true lmao that’s batteries. Saw that in the article :/
qwjHag
A public benefit corporation by Google and A16Z. I'm sure the public will benefit greatly! Put your data centers on Kharg island and leave us alone.
onlyhumans
Everyone should get subsidies for their home electric usage from these data centers