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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time you do a Google search, watch Netflix, buy something on Amazon, or surf DCUM, a datacenter is involved. Want to end all that?[/quote]

You have no idea what you are talking about. The demands from the ridiculous "AI" systems are growing like crazy and the reason for all this. Nothing to do with regular Internet demand [/quote]

Ok then.. what % of compute capacity in datacenters are used by AI?

It's about 20-30% at most. The reason is most of what we do online isn't AI. Zoom meetings, watching Netflix, writing emails and so on. That's the bread and butter of datacenters.

Yes, AI demand and use will increase, however the efficiency of AI has been increasing 10-fold as we innovate, and we're also reaching a limit in terms of the LLM models to the point that older models (much cheaper to run) can handle the workload just as well. Right now, AI use is artificially cheap as it's subsidized by investors who care more about market share for the AI company they've invested in.. just like Uber used to lose on every ride you took. That'll all play out shortly and AI use will be cost and efficiency focused.

I could be wrong, but I've been in this industry way too long and I've seen how tech trends play out.

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Nothing personal, but almost everything you said is wrong  You should read more about how these companies work 
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