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Data Centers Are a $6 Trillion Time Bomb, Analysts Warn: "What the industry needs is a wave of innovation that will dwarf what mobile and cloud unlocked."
futurism.com/future-society/data-centers-trillion-capital-time-bomb-bainReplying to @eicker@lemmy.world
AI’s business model is starting to look less like a revolution and more like a $6 trillion IOU. Bain says existing AI services may cover just $1.8 trillion by 2031, leaving a $4.2 trillion hole to justify the data center frenzy. Apparently the killer app is still: »please invent enough revenue before the depreciation schedule catches us!!!«
Replying to @eicker@lemmy.world
The killer app is “you can’t build your own cloud because we’re hoarding all the compute”
Replying to @panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
Also many of the skills for building your private cloud have been forgotten or retired because Amazon and azure.
Replying to @CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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