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AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics

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337 points throw0101c | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.558s | source
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oytis ◴[18 Jul 25 20:21 UTC] No.44609364[source]▶
I just hope when (if) the hype is over, we can repurpose the capacities for something useful (e.g. drug discovery etc.)
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1. ch33zer ◴[18 Jul 25 20:29 UTC] No.44609461[source]▶
We won't. Well lay off engineers to balance the books and destroy unneeded capacity.
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2. toomuchtodo ◴[18 Jul 25 21:08 UTC] No.44609852[source]▶
Very Grapes of Wrath.