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Re:AI CapEx Is Eating the Economy by te_chris on Friday July 18, 2025 @04:29PM (#44609452)
As the author says: this capex isn’t a railroad, it’s a very expensive immediately depreciating asset.

We should be so lucky

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Re:AI CapEx Is Eating the Economy by midnightclubbed on Friday July 18, 2025 @05:23PM (#44609989)
Maybe there will be a benefit from the additional power generation and infrastructure that will still be available if the data centers don’t need it.

Can’t believe I have to state the obvious and say that is only a potential gain if the power/cooling is from renewable sources. But I do

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Re:AI CapEx Is Eating the Economy by intended on Friday July 18, 2025 @06:18PM (#44610391)
That’s a mighty big if.
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