Engadget reports that the company had to scrap its plans to build a nuclear-powered AI data center in the U.S. after a colony of rare bees was discovered on the intended land. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told company staff that the bees’ discovery would have raised regulatory challenges that would make it impossible to push the project through.
What creature has foiled Meta’s plans for a nuclear-powered data center?
Answer: Bees.
Whether you love bees or hate them, we can all probably agree that it’s a bad idea to attempt to take land away from them (they can sting you!). That even goes for trillion-dollar companies. Like other big tech companies, Meta is turning to nuclear power to meet the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence systems. But Mother Nature has had other plans.
Engadget reports that the company had to scrap its plans to build a nuclear-powered AI data center in the U.S. after a colony of rare bees was discovered on the intended land. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told company staff that the bees’ discovery would have raised regulatory challenges that would make it impossible to push the project through.
According to Zuckerberg, the site would have been the first nuclear-powered AI data center to be operational. Meta has not announced any plans to find another site at this time, but the company is still looking into nuclear among other greener energy sources.
Engadget reports that the company had to scrap its plans to build a nuclear-powered AI data center in the U.S. after a colony of rare bees was discovered on the intended land. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told company staff that the bees’ discovery would have raised regulatory challenges that would make it impossible to push the project through.
