Agentic AI's datacenter GPU bet may be wrong—edge and small models could fill the gap
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-09
David Linthicum argues the agentic AI boom assumes data centers can keep supplying GPU capacity for millions of constant inference calls—and that may be the wrong bet. He suggests local models, focused small models, and edge agents could fill the compute gap instead.
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