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“Nuclear‑Powered Data Centers” - AI CEO Promises 'Good Neighbor' Nuke Plants In YOUR Backyard

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

AI chip CEO Andrew Feldman says the industry has done a terrible job selling data centers to the public and argues AI firms should “pay their own way,” even powering sites with small nuclear reactors while funding local schools, fields and community projects.

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0:00.0

So CEO of Cerebras comes out and says as an AI as an industry has done a terrible job of selling data centers and we ought to pay our own way. Here he is. Go ahead, Rob.

0:11.0

I'm sorry. This is Kevin O'Leary. Do you have that one or no?

0:14.9

Kevin O'Leary looking cool. Let me play this and then let me read this and Rob and then maybe we'll play that clip.

0:19.8

So Andrew Feldman says the AI industry has done a poor job of selling data centers to the public.

0:24.4

He has a different message in mind modeled after Microsoft President Brad Smith.

0:28.7

These can be clean.

0:30.4

They can make jobs.

0:32.0

They can be good for communities.

0:33.5

He said at a 20 VC podcast, we can do it thoughtfully. Feldman fresh off the chip makers,

0:39.5

Blockbuster IPO, said AI companies need to be better neighbors when approaching communities

0:43.9

where they plan to build massive facilities to house the thousands of advanced chips needed to power AI models.

0:50.5

There's no reason why we can't add these to communities and have the community benefit

0:55.2

from it. And we have to do some thinking. We all have heavy equipment out there, build a football

0:59.4

field for the local school, build a school, build a church or a synagogue to the community. We can be

1:03.9

good neighbors at very, very low cost. Data centers need to be better stewards of local resources.

1:09.5

Feldman said in some cases they try to pawn off costs on local community

1:13.3

or use outdated financial arrangements that left the community holding the bag,

1:17.7

which Tom is raising his hand because he wants to jump into the story.

1:20.6

And in others, they were wasteful of resources.

1:23.6

This is not cool, and none of this needs to be the case.

1:26.5

Tom, it sounds like you agree with them.

1:28.1

I absolutely agree with him, and I thank you for standing up. So, you know, you have this

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