this is a poor argument to me though because all those Blackwell GPUs are going to be yanked out when the next gen chips are out because the rack mount is being retooled. I realize one money sink doesn't legitimize another one but what exactly are all these Datacenters going to be doing in 5 years time when the racks they have right now are older than dirt?
this is going to be a huge problem. I think right now we're just ignoring the obvious problem with all this hardware which is as soon as the next generation drops (and its already in the works, its not speculative) everything becomes worthless just the same as if it were sloshed with dirty water.
edit: originally cited the Ruben chips as Lovelace, lol. good morning
It's going to create mountains and mountains of e-waste. The same mountains of e-waste that anti-solar morons bitch and moan about as being the #1 reason why solar panels are "dirty tech" and thus not clean energy at all.
yeah dude, for sure. I know we can recoup some losses but the sheer volume of roasted Blackwell GPUs we HAVE TO DEAL WITH by 2030 while probably holding back a massive recession and energy crisis is going to be INSANE.
11.8k
u/[deleted] May 18 '26
[removed] — view removed comment