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Re:Building supercomputers for autocrats probably isn't good... by Exoristos on Sunday June 08, 2025 @10:04PM (#44220877)
Usefulness as of today, approximately. That is, that the massive interest and investment is not all speculation.
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Re:Building supercomputers for autocrats probably isn't good... by kragen on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @07:45AM (#44246576)
The massive interest and investment is about its usefulness (or profitability) in the future, not as of today, almost by definition! It's necessarily mostly speculative.
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