“If the observed trends continue, the leading AI supercomputer in June 2030 will need 2 million AI chips, cost $200 billion, and require 9 GW of power — the equivalent of 9 nuclear reactors, a scale beyond any existing industrial facility.”
Said Apr 22, 2025Deadline Jun 30, 2030Epoch AI / arXiv:2504.16026, 'Trends in AI Supercomputers', April 22, 2025
Trend extrapolation; the largest reported system at publication (xAI's Colossus) used 200,000 chips, cost ~$7B and drew ~300 MW.