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what will happen to all the datacenters when the bubble bursts? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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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?

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Based on where brick and mortar retail is right now (and assuming e-commerce continues to thrive), there won't be much conversion of the data centers into anything useful due to how many buildings are already sitting idle. Maybe some will become distribution centers. But most will probably sit dormant and slowly crumble into disrepair.

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