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bitmasher9yesterday at 12:23 PM1 replyview on HN

If the demand lasts for a few years, I’m doubtful that all of the consumer capacity will come back.


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CamperBob2yesterday at 4:54 PM

Consumer demand likely depends on how local models end up working out. Nothing else really needs serious local computing power anymore. My guess is that even high-end games will probably stagnate for a while.

Many users will not want to risk their privacy, data, and workflow on someone else's rapidly-enshittifying AI cloud model. Right now we don't have much choice, but there are signs of progress.

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