Is compute fungible enough for a commodity market? Skeptic says chips and networking don't move
toptickcrypto · x · 2026-11-03
toptickcrypto remains unconvinced that compute is fungible enough to work as a commodity market, despite the hype: any given AI compute task requires comparable chips, networking, and data availability—hard-to-move constraints. He asks whether any comparable commodity product actually exists.
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