Ex-Google CEO Schmidt: AI Hits a Money Wall Before a Power Wall — $50B Per Gigawatt
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-11
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the real limit to AI is not energy but cash: at roughly $50B per gigawatt, 10 GW is half a trillion dollars, and at 6% interest, a trillion in debt costs $60B a year. "Perf per watt had a good run" — the binding constraint is how many companies and countries can afford this. Full video linked.
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