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Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
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Tim Fernholz
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Industry analysts estimate that the AI sector must generate $3 trillion in revenue to justify the massive capital expenditure on infrastructure. While hyperscalers expect future returns, there is a growing gap between current AI earnings and the cost of hardware.
Three years ago, Sequoia partner David Cahn was one of the first people to do the math and put a number on on the implications of Silicon Valley’s titanic spend on AI infrastructure.
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