"1,000-story towers of acid-drenched blades" to check spelling: the AI datacenter satire hitting home
_akpiper · x · 2026-10-02
A satirical line resonating on X: "When we began constructing 1,000-story towers of whirring, acid-drenched blades, we intended them to assist with everyday tasks, such as spell-checking and finding a good price on shoes." Quoting Adrienne LaFrance, it mocks the gap between massive AI compute buildout and mundane use cases.
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