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Federal Reserve Says AI Data Center Buildout Is Making Everything More Expensive: "I’m getting increasingly nervous that that’s just straight, old-fashioned overheating demand." (futurism.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

its ai guys trust us its the ai its not the war with iran and the oil shortage its ai trust us

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    It's both. Prices of electronics have skyrocketed because data centers are reserving years worth of manufacturing time from the chip fabricators, meaning no one else can get any. Datacenters are increasing electricity prices because they're eating up cities worth of power.

    Binary thinking is not helpful

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