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

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6thbit · 1790712226 · focus · HN ↗
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  &gt; forecasts that annual spending on AI infrastructure might hit $1.5 trillion by 2031. 
  &gt; ...
  &gt; sustaining this level of investment would require an AI market approaching $6 trillion annually
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This is a 2031 projection of a 6T market, but somehow the article editorializes this into 'justifying' a boom?
1. anigbrowl · 1790714977 · focus · HN ↗
  The headline is phrased as a conditional, this is perfectly normal usage

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