AI Boom Accidentally Revives Heavy Industry, Revealing Physical Infrastructure Needs
VraserX · x · 2026-08-24
The AI boom is unexpectedly reviving parts of heavy industry, including generators, cooling equipment, transformers, cables, steel, and construction. It turns out the "digital economy" requires an absurd amount of physical infrastructure.
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