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Iran War Chokes Off Helium Supply Critical for AI (www.wsj.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Maybe we'll get lucky, and by the time the helium supply is restored, we've done away with the shitty not-really-AI craze, saving more helium for things of use to humanity.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Maybe this is why they're now ramping up going back to the moon? Gonna start fuckin the moon up for all that sweet Helium 3.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    We could be at war with Iran for a century, sending strike teams in to siphon helium out of the ground and smuggle it back to the US in stealth jets and submarines, and it would still be significantly cheaper than trying to mine the moon.

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