Satire: SD Cards at $2/GB in 2026 Highlights AI Storage Costs
felpix_ · x · 2026-08-09
Using a sci-fi scenario and dark humor, a user highlighted the painful reality of storage and compute costs amid the AI boom. They imagined buying a camera in 2026, only to find SD cards cost $2 per GB. With a camera taking 30 photos a second at 50MB each, a memory card would fill up in just 4 minutes. The post serves as a satirical commentary on the skyrocketing costs of storage driven by AI demand.
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