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Yeah... unfortunately that might be where we are. I have no analogy for this except the railroads of the Gilded Age. Did railroads become a pretty big deal? Ye
by coffeefirst 2y ago
Yeah... unfortunately that might be where we are.
I have no analogy for this except the railroads of the Gilded Age. Did railroads become a pretty big deal? Yeah. They were also a giant vortex that slurped up endless investment, far more than the real demand could possibly justify. And it ends, well, we know how it ends.
- schnable 2y agoFiber optic and data center build out in the nineties is similar. Overinvestment led to a bust for a period, but the infrastructure was useful and provided the foundation for the next wave of Internet growth. LLMs could be similar.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoAt the very least, lots of software will end up running on GPUs.