World Spends More on Alcohol Than on AI Infrastructure

A counterintuitive comparison shows global alcohol spending this year is about $1.7 trillion, still exceeding the roughly $1.5 trillion spent on AI infrastructure, a figure shared by developer Ohlennart and discussed by former DeepMind researchers.

2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-15 · 2 related posts

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