AI's Voracious Data and Power Appetite Stokes Growing Pains
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AI companies are desperately seeking more data to train their models, including using synthetic and low-quality data, which degrades performance. This is likened to "mad cow disease".
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AI models have a massive and growing appetite for computing power and electricity that is likely unsustainable long-term.
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Tech giants like Google and Meta are spending billions on custom AI chips to reduce dependence on suppliers.
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The costs and resource constraints highlight limitations in AI capabilities compared to the hype.
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With AI driving mega tech stocks, earnings season will test whether AI is living up to its promises or if skepticism is warranted.