More and more mainstream analysts are identifying the coming AI crash, which is a good indication that it will happen soon.

So, what happens to all the data centers? They are already built but probably very expensive to maintain. Will many of them just be abandoned? Bought up by cloud computing companies? Scammers? Crypto miners? Can they be parted out and sold off piecemeal?

Will they be put to some productive use, or just become massive e-waste sites left to the locals to deal with?

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Given the capital required to build the facilities, it is likely that the datacenters will likely be used or sold as is. I expect that they will be used for some sort of cloud computing, whether it is AI or something else. For instance, I’ve seen some companies start selling specialized data processing for animation and a datacenter geared towards AI may be perfect for that.

    I also wouldn’t be surprised if the tech gets used for mass facial recognition if the capital cost drops. It might get used first for loss prevention and crime prevention, but I could see it expand to target advertising and optimize store layout.