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why are there so many articles about issues with "AI data centers". should they be talking about the issues with the tooth fairy too.
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well the actual reason is obviously that companies love to lie through their teeth about what they're actually building. i should run the numbers again to make sure my assumption that nvidia's sales numbers are far too small for "AI data centers" to actually be a thing that exists is still correct, haven't checked in a while
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illy [Shrimple-mode] protomoji_orange_flag_lesbian @illyBytes@shrimp.imsofucking.gay
3mo
@leo i havent done the numbers but even with the same constant revenue let's say to keep it simple 1 billion
month 1 is 1 bil
month 2 is 1 bil
even when that doesnt increase, that still means the amount of products that have existed has doubled (+100%) i can see how companies just buying the same stock of gpu would mean they'd run out of space, cus a single data center can like only fit that many gpus before you have to build a new one
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@illyBytes well the other argument is
companies started claiming they were spending absurd amounts on constructing "AI data centers" very suddenly
these data centers would only actually become operational if there was demand for them
demand would presumably have to have risen similarly rapidly for this to be the case
building a data center takes several years
this implies there would be a period of demand massively outstripping supply. there is no indication i have seen that this actually happened
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linear cannon @linear@nya.social
3mo
@leo @illyBytes they're being built entirely on speculative demand, the demand never existed. they just assumed it would.

"if you build it, they will come" and all that.
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@linear @illyBytes yes but this still implies they aren't actually operational which precludes most of the negative consequences being attributed to them
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illy [Shrimple-mode] protomoji_orange_flag_lesbian @illyBytes@shrimp.imsofucking.gay
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@leo @linear their rapid construction also contributes to the environmental impact lol
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illy [Shrimple-mode] protomoji_orange_flag_lesbian @illyBytes@shrimp.imsofucking.gay
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@leo @linear i bet when building stuff really quick you dont give a fuck about dumping the construction trash in the river
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