Post #4009311

2026-07-22 10:01 UTC

"If you really want an "AI strategy" for your country, it should be this: wait for the bubble to burst, then buy hardware and talent at fire-sale prices in the wave of ensuing bankruptcies, and use them to extract more performance from free, open source models." I totally agree that your "AI strategy" should be mostly to sit all the investments out. But not to use those fascist (https://tante.cc/2026/04/21/ai-as-a-fascist-artifact/ ) systems yourself later - just cheaper. This is not an alternative path to Slopification, that's just hoping to get a good deal on it.

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@tante@tldr.nettime.org 2026-07-22 10:11

I also do not think that the infrastructure left over after the crash will be used for positive and humane purposes: "When I see large data centers with a bunch of inference machines in them, there are clear uses but those probably won’t be the “cute” genAI some people use. The inference will shift to doing video processing and people classification because that’s where the money is: When a tech bubble bursts, the tech sector always turns to the state to either hold the bag or buy the remains. What will be left when OpenAI burns is infrastructure that players like Palantir will use because their problems fit the hardware and their business model can create the necessary money from governments all over the planet." https://tante.cc/2025/04/15/these-are-not-the-same/

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