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Maybe they could do something more productive with that surplus like host AI data centers? I know those are popping up out west in the US where green energy lik
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
Maybe they could do something more productive with that surplus like host AI data centers? I know those are popping up out west in the US where green energy like wind is more plentiful.
- ponty_rick 2y agoData centers require an ecosystem of technology to exist - skilled manpower, fiber optic network, grid capacity etc, they're probably not up for it yet.
- samatman 2y agoWhen you said "productive", do you perhaps mean socially useful? It takes a lot of AI data center to derive a billion-dollar profit, which is the value just of the Bitcoin which Bhutan currently retains. Seems fairly economically productive to me.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agobitcoin is fiat digital money, its value is all based on how others think it is worth (due to scarcity or whatever); even worse it's price goes up and down rather quickly, making it not very useful as something to exchange goods and services with. AI can actually do productive things. Bhutan could start up a bunch of call centers staffed not by people, but AI agents powered by its green energy.