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Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster
Generative AI's resource-intensive nature is causing shortages and price spikes in computer memory and storage, with data centers expanding rapidly and repurposing jet engines for power. Entry-level computers may disappear by 2028 due to rising costs, and generative AI models are criticized for poor scalability compared to other technologies.
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