AI race has moved past models and into compute, energy, and infrastructure
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-07-29
A reposted quote argues that the AI arms race has moved beyond models and is now centered on compute, energy, and the infrastructure that actually runs AI.
It frames the current competition as an infrastructure battle rather than a model-only race, with compute supply and energy becoming the key bottlenecks.
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