More and more mainstream analysts are identifying the coming AI crash, which is a good indication that it will happen soon.

So, what happens to all the data centers? They are already built but probably very expensive to maintain. Will many of them just be abandoned? Bought up by cloud computing companies? Scammers? Crypto miners? Can they be parted out and sold off piecemeal?

Will they be put to some productive use, or just become massive e-waste sites left to the locals to deal with?

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          So all these companies that replace all their employees with AI and then immediately need the human’s back. They’re just doing it wrong are they?

          I wouldn’t mind AI if it actually worked as advertised. If I could run a pure AI company from my home office that would be fabulous thing. The thing is it doesn’t work, you can’t do that.

          Have you read the report about where they tried to get an AI to independently run a vending machine, it couldn’t even cope with that.

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            Yes, they are doing it wrong. AI is a tool for employees to use. It’s not an employee.

            You don’t get AI to independently run a business, and anyone stupid enough to think you can or should do that should be nowhere near AI.