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WSHazel

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1. 1 of 2 things are going to happen

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 09:54 AM

Thursday

1) The world is going to realize that stringing processers together to increase power to better plagiarize is not really AI, and they will move on to other technologies.

or

2) A few tweaks in the algorithms will make the software significantly more efficient, even if AI is effectively just a search engine.

Either way, the demand for data centers has about a 90%+ chance of collapsing within the next 12-24 months. Why would anyone go "all in" on providing processing power?

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Larry Ellison's Oracle lays off up to 30,000 staff with 6am email [View all] dalton99a Thursday OP

1 of 2 things are going to happen WSHazel Thursday #1

Greed............. Lovie777 Thursday #2

Or nitpicked Thursday #11

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I like the way you wrote this. Lucky Luciano Thursday #23

IIRC they are in trouble newdeal2 Thursday #3

Ellison forgot what made Oracle a good, reliable company - haele Thursday #17

Oracle has had a great run. quaint Thursday #4

Larry Ellison bet against the house by sucking up to the fucking asshole. Initech Thursday #13

You know who needs to be replaced? Kid Berwyn Thursday #5

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The fact that a company can lay off tens of thousands The Revolution Thursday #8

I hope he get buried in worthless stock. marble falls Thursday #9

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No federal funds for companies that refuse to provide jobs for Americans. travelingthrulife Thursday #12

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What are people for? maxsolomon Thursday #15

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That's what I think, too Deminpenn Saturday #26

There are no ethical billionaires. n/t Coventina Thursday #19

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Is this the Golden Age? Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #25

I happen to know that TheFarseer Saturday #27