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AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom

222 points · 335 comments · Betelbuddy

  1. ItsMattyG · · focus · HN ↗
    as ai becomes an actual replacement for workers, costs will rise to what you would pay a worker, and $6T will be easy
    1. eleventen · · focus · HN ↗
      If everyone loses their jobs there will be no demand for the products and services those workers used to create.

      A perfect ouroboros.

      1. ItsMattyG · · focus · HN ↗
        sure there will be, people who own the means of production will buy everything, and rule over the peasants

        like in the good old days

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