Data Center Expansion vs Token Efficiency: A Contradiction in AI
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-08-06
The author points out a contradiction in the current AI industry narrative: it's impossible for both to be true that building more data centers will solve everything, and that token efficiency will improve to the point where GPUs are barely needed.
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