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> The general cost of living is sky rocketing, largely due to this push How are cost of living increases tied to AI investment?
by jebarker 1y ago
> The general cost of living is sky rocketing, largely due to this push
How are cost of living increases tied to AI investment?
- righthand 1y agoThis is an intentionally disingenuous question right? Where do you think the tax money being given away to these huge datacenters is going? What downstream effects does major increase to limited consumer services and goods do across the board?
- jebarker 1y agoNo, it was a genuine question. Sorry if I’m asking basic questions, but I actually don’t find your questions as responses help make things any clearer.
- Nasrudith 1y agoThere are only two ways it could: either power cost increases which only make up a small portion of cost of living or somehow believing it responsible for inflation. But the latter doesn't make any sense, especially as they believe the money spent to be 'lost'.
- righthand 1y agoHow does that not make sense? Inflation is lost money from a consumer viewpoint.
- seanmcdirmid 1y agoMoney spent on AI is taking GPUs and software engineers off the market, as well as the energy needed to drive AI data centers. AI doesn’t need food, well, beyond the SWEs, it shouldn’t be inflating food at all. The only thing I could think of is AI investment drawing away agriculture investment or something. Or maybe AI data centers replacing farmland?