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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by makz on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:24PM (#39352581)
So, layoffs are happening not because AI is replacing those workers, they are doing it to subsidise AI.
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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by Legend2440 on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:44PM (#39352788)
Neither. Tech companies are wildly profitable and can afford all these GPUs.

Layoffs are because they just don't think they need that many workers.

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Re:AI needs so much power that old coal plants are sticking ... by beretguy on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @03:05AM (#39355591)
Or they are switching to cheaper labor overseas.
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