The world still spends more on alcohol ($1.7T) than AI infrastructure ($1.5T)
wgrathwohl · x · 2026-10-15
A striking comparison making the rounds: global spending on alcohol this year ($1.7T) still exceeds AI infrastructure spending ($1.5T). David Goldblatt, former DeepMind researcher, shares it with a wry observation — AI has become vital to his work, parenting, and major life decisions, yet humanity spends barely more on it than on booze.
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