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CuriouslyCtoday at 10:55 AM1 replyview on HN

I've been doing research on this subject for an article I'm writing, and the only way things end well if the government gets involved is if we pass legislation deprivatizing AI data centers. Like the dark fiber laid during the dotcom, the compute is the valuable thing here that will remain after the speculative bubble has burst. The deal isn't bad for the AI companies, they can depreciate on a short schedule while still getting a payout for the capex, and being able to offer tech companies compute subsidies puts the people in a stronger position than if we're subsidizing them directly.


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groundzeros2015today at 2:14 PM

Why is government seizing data centers a good thing?

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