Given how slow AI inference is (and for training it doesn't matter at all), the advantage of it being a few milliseconds closer to the user is greatly diminishe

Given how slow AI inference is (and for training it doesn't matter at all), the advantage of it being a few milliseconds closer to the user is greatly diminished. The latency to egress to a regional data center is inconsequential. Good point about at the very least not exposing placement to customers. That is a definite win.