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usonian

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14. They're all competing to be the "winner take all" in a giant market they envision.
Fri May 15, 2026, 02:53 PM
May 15

They are using brute-force algorithms instead of smarter and much smaller ones. The Chinese issued a model that is vastly smaller and more efficient. Translation: they work harder, not smarter and are colossally wasteful.

I see AI models running on desktop computers already, so like mainframe computers, a few will survive, serving big corporations and (of course) government surveillance of citizens --- look up "pre-crime"

Number of people running spreadsheets on personal computers versus running financial models on mainframes?

I can't imagine the ratio.

Excess capacity and power generation will have been wasted. It will be up to us whether we get all the excess power capacity for comfort and tons of space that will be unused, now for housing, or if they just electrocute dissenters in the giant concentration camps made available.

The Gartner Hype Cycle is undefeated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle



Guess where we are on the curve.

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More data centers equals more money for shareholders. Need there be any other reason? OC375 May 15 #1
The heavy compute in data centers generates massive heat LearnedHand May 15 #2
All they do is feed AI, drive up local electric and water costs, are a huge draw on local water sources ImNotGod May 15 #3
After reading some replies bluestarone May 15 #4
Well, there really is a demand for data centers, when you consider that a TELCO or other major business will SWBTATTReg May 15 #5
The one in Utah will be... lame54 May 15 #9
Data Centers also aren't 'popping up' everywhere, there are in every large business, etc. in the US. The TELCO example SWBTATTReg May 15 #10
The beginning of The Matrix lame54 May 15 #6
AI is all about the capex right now. Happy Hoosier May 15 #7
You're using one now. TheProle May 15 #8
The sudden demand for new data centers has nothing to do with DU or the internet as we've known highplainsdem May 15 #11
Ai is increasing demand for sure, but forums, social media and streaming services TheProle May 15 #12
The GREATLY increased demand is from AI. highplainsdem May 15 #13
They're all competing to be the "winner take all" in a giant market they envision. usonian May 15 #14
Tech Bros want to show us that they have the power to do anything they want to Bettie May 15 #15
Brookings Institution article on data centers from November of last year: highplainsdem May 15 #16
The greedy never have enough money...tech bros especially BigmanPigman May 15 #17
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