OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is understood to be holding conversations with Helion Energy as the artificial intelligence company seeks to buy fusion energy.
Fusion energy, which mimics the Sun’s process of energy creation, offers AI companies like OpenAI a potential source of abundant clean energy. Altman is reportedly in discussions to lock in a fixed share of Helion’s output, starting at about 12.5%, sources told Axios.
The proposed agreement would give OpenAI access to roughly 5 gigawatts of power by 2030, with plans to scale that up to 50 gigawatts by 2035.
Helion aims to achieve “scientific breakeven,” where the energy produced surpasses the energy consumed, a milestone no private firm has yet reached, according to Axios.
The agreement …
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