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Top Economist Warns That AI Data Center Investments Are "Digital Lettuce" That's Already Starting to Wilt (futurism.com)
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[–] arin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You can eat lettuce, you can't eat ai wtf is this analogy??

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Lettuce rots very quickly

[–] arin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If ewaste rotted quicker i could compost it... STILL terrible analogy

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The idea is that GPUs are a bit like a lettuce crop. They are only really able to give you a return when they're fresh and vibrant. Over time the health of the chips declines and their power gets overshadowed; that's like your lettuce crop wilting.

It's not a great analogy, but I think that's what they were going for.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

dude, rent a sense of humor. Lettuce is also a metaphor for cash. It has a short life.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

should be digital raspberries, they rot before you get them home.