▲ 339 ▼ Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed (futurism.com) submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/goodnewseveryone@piefed.social 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 143 points 7 months ago (11 children) Good, now cancel their fucking ram orders permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 7 months ago* (2 children) They already did. OpenAI is pulling out of all their hardware acquisitions. There might be aftershock tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] inari@piefed.zip 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) Source? I'd love this to be true permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/price-of-ram-falling-as-ai-companies-put-the-brakes-on/ar-AA1ZLxCQ None of these big deals were binding contracts and lots of big investors are pulling out because the bubble seems to be popping. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 64 points 7 months ago (7 children) I'd bet a good amount of money that prices never do go back down, just like what happened with video cards after the crypto mining craze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago (3 children) The crypto mining craze transitioned into the AI slop craze. If the AI slop bubble is finally bursting then all that ram will end up unsold and the price will come down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Seriously bro, the prices will go down soon bro. I promise bro 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. One of the most frustrating adages about markets! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago There's actually been a slight but noticeable price drop, but the pcmr folk are encouraging people not to buy because that'll tell tptb that [x] is what people are willing to pay and therefore [x] will become the new base price. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sepi@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Don't buy em. Make them eat shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago I'll never buy a stick of ram that costs more than a fucking computer should. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago Video cards very much got cheaper after the craze. I sold my 2060 for 600 euros just to buy a 3060Ti for 400 6 months later when crypto prices collapsed. If I had waited a few months I could have paid 300 for it, but there was a game release that forced the timing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 7 months ago* (2 children) They already did. OpenAI is pulling out of all their hardware acquisitions. There might be aftershock tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] inari@piefed.zip 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) Source? I'd love this to be true permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/price-of-ram-falling-as-ai-companies-put-the-brakes-on/ar-AA1ZLxCQ None of these big deals were binding contracts and lots of big investors are pulling out because the bubble seems to be popping. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inari@piefed.zip 16 points 7 months ago (1 child) Source? I'd love this to be true permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/price-of-ram-falling-as-ai-companies-put-the-brakes-on/ar-AA1ZLxCQ None of these big deals were binding contracts and lots of big investors are pulling out because the bubble seems to be popping. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 months ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/price-of-ram-falling-as-ai-companies-put-the-brakes-on/ar-AA1ZLxCQ None of these big deals were binding contracts and lots of big investors are pulling out because the bubble seems to be popping. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 64 points 7 months ago (7 children) I'd bet a good amount of money that prices never do go back down, just like what happened with video cards after the crypto mining craze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago (3 children) The crypto mining craze transitioned into the AI slop craze. If the AI slop bubble is finally bursting then all that ram will end up unsold and the price will come down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Seriously bro, the prices will go down soon bro. I promise bro 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. One of the most frustrating adages about markets! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago There's actually been a slight but noticeable price drop, but the pcmr folk are encouraging people not to buy because that'll tell tptb that [x] is what people are willing to pay and therefore [x] will become the new base price. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sepi@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Don't buy em. Make them eat shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago I'll never buy a stick of ram that costs more than a fucking computer should. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago Video cards very much got cheaper after the craze. I sold my 2060 for 600 euros just to buy a 3060Ti for 400 6 months later when crypto prices collapsed. If I had waited a few months I could have paid 300 for it, but there was a game release that forced the timing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago (3 children) The crypto mining craze transitioned into the AI slop craze. If the AI slop bubble is finally bursting then all that ram will end up unsold and the price will come down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Seriously bro, the prices will go down soon bro. I promise bro 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. One of the most frustrating adages about markets! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago There's actually been a slight but noticeable price drop, but the pcmr folk are encouraging people not to buy because that'll tell tptb that [x] is what people are willing to pay and therefore [x] will become the new base price. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Seriously bro, the prices will go down soon bro. I promise bro 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. One of the most frustrating adages about markets! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago There's actually been a slight but noticeable price drop, but the pcmr folk are encouraging people not to buy because that'll tell tptb that [x] is what people are willing to pay and therefore [x] will become the new base price. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. One of the most frustrating adages about markets! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 point 7 months ago There's actually been a slight but noticeable price drop, but the pcmr folk are encouraging people not to buy because that'll tell tptb that [x] is what people are willing to pay and therefore [x] will become the new base price. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sepi@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Don't buy em. Make them eat shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago I'll never buy a stick of ram that costs more than a fucking computer should. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago I'll never buy a stick of ram that costs more than a fucking computer should. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago Video cards very much got cheaper after the craze. I sold my 2060 for 600 euros just to buy a 3060Ti for 400 6 months later when crypto prices collapsed. If I had waited a few months I could have paid 300 for it, but there was a game release that forced the timing. permalink fedilink source parent