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The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else The $700 billion AI spending spree has few precedents. Good luck finding an electrician or a reasonably priced smartphone. (archive.is)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

But critics worry that the up-front costs to develop AI have become so mammoth that the investment can possibly pay off only if AI reshapes life, work and the economy in a way that uncorks massive new profits for these technology firms.

So this is why I don’t think it would pay off:

Haven’t they already shoved AI in every aspect of our lives? I’ve literally seen tooth brushes with AI.

Putting aside how much normal people hate AI, if you already have integrated it everywhere, how can you grow further?

Seriously, we’ve already hit critical mass and now some people actively avoid it, even if you force them, how would the AI revolution look any different than what we have today?

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