Stop Measuring AI in Gigawatts and GPUs, Architect David Linthicum Argues
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-06
Enterprise architect David Linthicum pushes back against the industry's habit of gauging AI progress in gigawatts and GPU counts. The real questions, he argues, are what problems AI will actually solve, how it creates jobs, and whether it can grow efficiently. "Build first, ask later isn't a plan," he writes.
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