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

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337 points throw0101c | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.308s | 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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armchairhacker ◴[18 Jul 25 20:39 UTC] No.44609580[source]▶
Very cheap game consoles and VR headsets. Unironically that could really help world peace and QOL: less news and doomscrolling, and people would have an outlet for stress, anger, and boredom.
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1. lm28469 ◴[18 Jul 25 20:51 UTC] No.44609692[source]▶
Is this the technosolutionist version of "just one more lane and we'll fix traffic jams for good"?