NVIDIA's Ian Buck says AI factories should adjust power use to help the grid
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At the OCP Summit 2026, NVIDIA's Ian Buck says AI factories need to respond when the power grid needs relief.
He says adjusting power use and shifting computing workloads can help, and that collaboration across the industry matters. The report is a post from NVIDIA's X account summarizing Buck's remarks at the summit, and it gives no figures on how much power could be shifted.
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