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CPU shortage is 'getting more serious day by day, no less than the memory chip situation' says unnamed gaming PC company (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 179 points 7 months ago (19 children)

Every day, I grow more eager for the inevitable crash of the AI market. Sora getting killed seems like a good portent.

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  • [–] 76 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    The endless promotion of AI by virtually all tech company CEOs and shareholders, to me, is the most definitive proof that the rich would rather burn it all down than give any compensation, respect and decency to the working class.

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  • [–] 35 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Thats the whole point. They are so immensely rich, they could fix most of the world's and its people's problems fairly quickly, and still be rich enough to continue to live in unbridled luxury and splendor, while the population would be mostly happy and content with the system. But apparently money is addictive and so they would rather ruin the world and societies by promoting a shift into fascism than give up even a sliver.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    It's also like... When you can have anything in the world it stops having meaning. So you can realistically only crave power, and by pushing others towards shittier and more miserable lives you elevate yours - it's the only way.

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    You're blaming the wrong people. The issue is on the side of demand - investment funds pour almost infinite money into AI destabilizing the market. Hardware manufacturers are just a cog in this madness

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Everyone is a cog in the dang machine. That's why people criticize capitalism as a system so much

    And it's going to be our downfall

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    And it’s going to be our downfall

    No, it's self correcting as far as this type of disruptions go. Money will be wasted until it runs out, bubble will burst, and everything will be back to normal

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    This bubble sure

    But our long-term prospect as a civilization...? Much less certain. If systems don't get replaced by something that works we will end up in an overconsumed climate ravaged neofeudualist cyberpunk style hellscape

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Good luck, with Hormuz closed most of Asia's LNG shipments are blocked (which TSMC relies heavily on), plus other crucial chemicals for the chip making process like helium

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I've been listening for this inevitable crash for some time now, but nothing yet. Crossing fingers. Eventually we will all need CPUs, disks, RAM etc.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago

    The crash will come at some point, but based on the last decade, crypto boom, covid, just greed, now AI. Some new bullshit comes and jacks up the prices even more.
    Call me a doomer, but the market is permanently messed up. It will not recover as long as some new player, maybe China, will enter the market.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Could happen tomorrow, could happen in a year or two. Stay tuned for more updates on the ongoing shit show.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    And I feel like this war with Iran will just accelerate it. Lots of AI investment come from Arab countries, right? The ones who are suffering the damage from the war that Israel started because of their alliances.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I'm skeptical about Sora getting killed. I think it's very plausible that they just privated their model for internal use by the US gov. Sure, it's one less power hungry AI video generator, but there are multiple of those available already, I don't think it's the win most people think it is.

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