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Data Centers Are a $6 Trillion Time Bomb, Analysts Warn: "What the industry needs is a wave of innovation that will dwarf what mobile and cloud unlocked." (futurism.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

every human being on earth would have to spend at least $150 per year on average.

6b humans would need to spend $1000/year on average. On top of phone/computer + internet/data services. Global average spending on food/year is $1500.

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

    We're up to 8.3 billion people now, fam.

    6 trillion / 8.3 billion = ~750

    And that number has to be spread over 5 years since the target date to raise the 6 trillion is 2031.

    750 / 5 = 150

    But, like I said, that's still just a conservative estimate that doesn't account for the fact that the AI firms have astronomical operating costs to cover.

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  • [–] 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 child)

    The$6T number is per year revenue target in 2031. 6B is a round number, but facebook has 3b monthly active users, and google ai overview has 2.5b monthly active users. baidu (no google overlap) has 644m monthly active users. So at 3b internet connected users addressable or so, its $2000/user. MAUs double count work/personal/multiple/bot accounts.

    Also, there's about 1b desk/knowledge workers in the world. = $6000/job/year

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