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Incognitim

Allll that money & alll those resources for...a technology which isn't even completely understood by its Turing award-winning creators (let alone the #tech bros running the companies), just to be the next corporate lemming to jump into the 'efficiency through #ai' money pit:

'So far in 2025- #DATACENTER INVESTMENTS ARE OUTPACING CONSUMER SPENDING, which is notable since consumer spending usually makes up 70% of #GDP'

Aaand, it's probably what I'll be doing next year...😅
finance.yahoo.com/news/almost-

Yahoo Finance · ‘It’s almost tragic’: Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating what one researcher and critic has been saying for yearsBy Nick Lichtenberg
DoomsdaysCW

Is the #GenerativeAI bubble about to burst?

by Matthew Tyson, Aug 20, 2025

Excerpt: "The AI money trap

"We don’t have to look far for a more contrarian perspective. Economist Paul Kedrosky, for one, notes that capital expenditure on data centers has driven 1.2% of national GDP, acting as a kind of stimulus program. Without that investment, he writes, the US economy would be in contraction.

"Kedrosky describes an 'AI #datacenter spending program' that is 'already larger than peak telecom spending (as a percentage of GDP) during the dot-com era, and within shouting distance of peak 19th century railroad infrastructure spending.'

"Virtually all #AI spend flows into #Nvidia in one way or another. This is reflected in its recent valuation as the first publicly traded company to break $4 trillion in market capitalization (second up was #Microsoft).

"To put that number in context, market observers such as Forbes described it as being greater than the GDP of Canada or the annual global spending on defense.

"Nvidia alone accounts for more than 7% of the value of the S&P 500. AI gadfly Ed Zitron calls it the 'AI money trap.' "

infoworld.com/article/4041556/

InfoWorldIs the generative AI bubble about to burst?Developers have a front-row seat on the rollercoaster ride of generative AI. How we use it in our daily work tells us a lot about where the AI boom is headed.
#AISucks#DotComBubble#DotCom
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Pepijn

Ok I hear you: you want a photo of Duck in the datacenter. While I can't give you that I can provide a realistic video re-enactment!

I've tried to stay accurate but was limited to available materials in my home workshop. Most obvious change is that a chicken (a hen, to stay as close to reality as possible) is cosplaying as Duck. Otherwise I think we've captured the datacenter setting rather well.

I hope this satisfies your curiosity.

note: video is loud & flashy

#duck#datacenter#cosplay
Tino Eberl

Die #Energieinfrastruktur in den #USA droht zum Bremsklotz für das Wachstum der #KI-Industrie zu werden.

Während in #China #Stromversorgung längst als gelöst gilt, kämpfen US-Unternehmen mit einem überlasteten #Stromnetz.

Chinas Strategie sind jahrzehntelanger #Netzausbau, #Überkapazitäten und staatlich gesteuerte Investitionen.

In den USA fehlt es an Planung, Kapital für Langfristprojekte und politischem Willen.

fortune.com/2025/08/14/data-ce

Fortune · AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be overBy Eva Roytburg
#DataCenter#Energiepolitik
Wilfredo 💬

⚡ Primeiros data centers de IA no Brasil podem consumir mesma energia de 16 milhões de casas

🇧🇷 Os quatro primeiros complexos de #DataCenter de inteligência artificial #IA do #Brasil poderão ter juntos #consumo de #energia equivalente ao de 16,4 milhões de #casas

🔗 g1.globo.com/inovacao/noticia/

G1Primeiros data centers de IA no Brasil podem consumir mesma energia de 16 milhões de casas; conheça os projetosMercado cresceu com o surgimento de aplicativos como o ChatGPT, que demandam mais energia e refrigeração. Empresas anunciaram projetos para o Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Eldorado do Sul (RS), Maringá (PR) e Uberlândia (MG).
#AI#Brazil#energy
Petra van Cronenburg

@ekamil The same reason why #META builds a huge #dataCenter in an arid region of #Spain and aggravates the desertification. The land is cheap (no farming possible), the important politicians may be corrupt, the promise for jobs where you have high unemployment, and the public is not interested in what happens "in the nowhere". inspain.news/opening-water-guz

#desertification #drought #drinkingWater #water #WaterSafety

@gerrymcgovern @gvwilson

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