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The Information: Anthropic Is Hunting for 5 to 10 MW of Power in Older Buildings Amid a Server Shortage
Exclusive: Amid a server shortage, Anthropic has been asking where to find 5 to 10 MW of power in older buildings, as demand revives interest in decades-old telecom facilities. Read more:
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It shows how tight compute has become: labs are now looking at old telecom buildings to find power quickly.
The Information reports that, amid a server shortage, Anthropic has been asking where it can find 5 to 10 MW of power in older buildings, as demand revives interest in decades old telecom facilities. The same report covers Nvidia's plan to put servers in Brightspeed telecom buildings. It is separate from the FT's report on Anthropic's generator purchase. The scan found no Anthropic confirmation.