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The use of AI is still optional.
by grishka 4mo ago
The use of AI is still optional.
- noodlesUK 4mo agoYes but paying massively inflated prices for compute are not anymore. Even for consumer gear I am being quoted prices that are more than 2x what they were only a year ago (and availability is hard).
- SoftTalker 4mo agoBut its impact on new hardware costs and replacement costs is not. A company like Hetzner probably replaces hardware on a 5 year cycle. Maybe shorter. Maybe they could try to stretch that out but they can't avoid the cost of new hardware for very long.
- jnwatson 4mo agoI think it is worse for Hetzner. The secret is out. Their prices have attracted a lot of demand, and they need to buy equipment to satisfy that demand. The last Hetzner box I leased I had to poll for availability as if I was Ebay auction sniping. It took me 2 days to acquire it.
- SoftTalker 4mo agoAbsolutely. Replacement is one thing, but there is also the need for new hardware to meet growing demand.
- danesparza 4mo agoAnd yet the hardware cost increases caused by AI are not.