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Chris Tottman's avatar

Why did I sell all my data centers 😡 Probably the millions of dollars that was offered 🤣

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Hah probably a good idea

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Sam Illingworth's avatar

Thanks, Tim, this is a fantastic post that really highlights the need and importance of data centre hubs for the whole of AI infrastructure. However, do you think there's an alternative that might result in less of a need for these centres, for example, with the advent of quantum computing?

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Good point! I could see size decreasing as is common in tech, smaller footprint

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Michael Bridges's avatar

I read another Substack post about how data centers shift their costs onto the local economy.

It took me a while to find it.

I hope it adds value.

https://open.substack.com/pub/hardresetmedia/p/who-pays-for-ais-power-hunger?r=44d6c&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

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Joel Salinas's avatar

That's well written! Thank you for sharing, Michael! And happy New Year!

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John Brewton's avatar

Power, energy, and compute quietly decide what scales and what breaks.

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Dennis Berry's avatar

Yes the ones who control the data and power will control everything moving forward

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Joel Salinas's avatar

That’s how the modern world is powered

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Raghav Mehra's avatar

Datacenters are the powerhouse of AI systems. A useful read into understanding the basics of it, and also amazing hero image!

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Joel Salinas's avatar

They are, and thanks!!

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