Helion Pledges 50 Gigawatts to OpenAI by 2035 — Fusion Dream or VC Mirage?
Helion's talking 50 gigawatts of fusion juice for OpenAI by 2035 — that's 100 times a typical nuke plant. But I've seen this movie before, and it rarely ends with lights on.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Helion eyes 50GW fusion power by 2035, with 12.5% for OpenAI amid Altman board exit.
- Requires building thousands of reactors — unprecedented scale for unproven tech.
- Skeptical view: More VC hype than reality, echoing decades of fusion overpromises.
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Originally reported by TechCrunch - AI
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