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NickwithaC@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago

Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

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NickwithaC@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago
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A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley
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Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

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    Quick, what’s something else that uses thousands of GPUs, electricity and fresh water that we can sell to VCs?

    • VR
    • .com
    • Big Data
    • VR
    • Crypto Currency
    • VR
    • Gen AI
    • ???

    (ETA to add a couple of bubbles to the list.)

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      AR glasses that require a server for all their functionality?

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        Oh that’s good, I forgot about VR/AR!

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          With AI augments of course.

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      A triple A game that’s so bloated and un-optimized it requires two, no… three video cards in parallel to properly run.

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        That doesn’t narrow it down

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      NFT’s should be on this list. Well. That and the metaverse.

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      Seti

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        Can we convince VCs that SETI will eventually pay out, though?

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          When you connect aliens with people so they can talk with each other. Multiply telecommunication market capital by 2.

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        So hot right now!

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          3I/ATLAS or something else ?

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            Uh, well I was joking, but I guess I would rather the resources were put into Folding At Home or something like that.

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              I thought about mining because all tech relies on mining minerals but aliens are more popular

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      ETA? I assume you don’t mean estimated time of arrival?

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        LOL, I’m afraid I did a “PIN Number” bit of redundancy. “Edited to Add to add.” Oops!

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          oh I didn’t even realize edited to add was a thing. haven’t encountered that before!

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      3D TV.

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      G4m3rs

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      Tea and coffee for everyone.

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      You can add VR/Metaverse next for the ???. They keep (as you noted there) trying that one on for size over and over again.

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