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Published · transcript-backedDylan Patel: belief
2 Oct 2024 Dwarkesh Podcast @Asianometry & Dylan Patel — How the semiconductor industry actually works
“You could just destroy every GPU in a data center if you want if you just fuck with the grid, pretty easily, I think.”
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- Dylan Patel
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- belief
- Recorded
- 2 Oct 2024
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- Dwarkesh Podcast
Transcript context
…I don't think the dam is filled yet, is it? No, the dam could generate that power. They just don't. There's a little bit more equipment required, but that's not too hard. Why don't they? There are true security risks. If you're China, or if you're a US lab, to build a data center with all your IP in Ethiopia… You want AGI to be in Ethiopia? You want it to be that accessible? People can't even monitor the technicians in the data center or powering the data center, all these things. There are so many things you could do... You could just destroy every GPU in a data center if you want if you just fuck with the grid, pretty easily, I think. People talk a lot about it in the Middle East.…
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