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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."
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HaraldvonBlauzahn feddit.org HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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HaraldvonBlauzahn feddit.org HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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What is the best example how much money is 6 trillion dollars of profit per year?

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BooBees fedinsfw.app BooBees@fedinsfw.app
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What is the best example how much money is 6 trillion dollars of profit per year?

It’s 18 times what the entire weapons manufacturers profit is yearly. If you’re conservative (so if you lie or low ball on purpose) the US defense budget is a trillion each year (it’s more) then that’s 6 times the entire yearly defense spending budget.

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Yew lemmy.world Yew@lemmy.world
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What is the best example how much money is 6 trillion dollars of profit per year?

Globally we spend about $1 trillion on consumer electronics per year. And that's spending not profit. AI would need to somehow allow them to sell every phone, laptop, refrigerator, all for 6x more - and without increasing the production cost.

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Talcosis lemmy.zip impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
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What is the best example how much money is 6 trillion dollars of profit per year?

One quarter of the entire US economy.

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JcbAzPx lemmy.world JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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What is the best example how much money is 6 trillion dollars of profit per year?

Imagine buying every orchard in the world and trying to fund it by setting up a lemonade stand.

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PhatalFlaw lemmy.world PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world
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Globally we spend about $1 trillion on consumer electronics per year. And that's spending not profit. AI would need to somehow allow them to sell every phone, laptop, refrigerator, all for 6x more - and without increasing the production cost.

All while not providing a physical item to the buyers

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ZkhqrD5o lemmy.world ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world
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HaraldvonBlauzahn feddit.org HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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a round-tripping scam that has the potential to take an entire state pension fund with it.

This.

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eleijeep piefed.social eleijeep@piefed.social
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Imagine buying every orchard in the world and trying to fund it by setting up a lemonade stand.

But lemonade uses lemons not apples...?

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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But lemonade uses lemons not apples...?

Wait til you find out where lemons grow...

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eleijeep piefed.social eleijeep@piefed.social
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Wait til you find out where lemons grow...

no way

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eremophila lemmy.zip eremophila@lemmy.zip
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It’s 18 times what the entire weapons manufacturers profit is yearly. If you’re conservative (so if you lie or low ball on purpose) the US defense budget is a trillion each year (it’s more) then that’s 6 times the entire yearly defense spending budget.

"if you lie" you refer to the worlds largest arms dealer as "US defense"

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