Comment by writebetterc 4 hours ago
You're saying $8 billion to cover interest, another commenter said 80, but the actual article says ""$8 trillion of CapEx means you need roughly $800 billion of profit just to pay for the interest". Eight HUNDRED billion. Where does the eight come from, from 90% of these companies failing to make a return? If a few AI companies survive and thrive (which tbh, sure, why not?) then we're still gonna fall face down into concrete.
I think it's the realm of maybe in Silicon Valley. That's 5000 dollars. Look at this statement:
> Let's say only about 1/3 of the world's adult population is poised to take advantage of paid tools enabled by AI
2/3 of the world's adult population is between 15 and 65 (roughly: 'working age'), so that's 50% of the working world that is capable of using AI with those numbers. India's GDP per capita is 2750USD, and now the price tag is even higher than 5k.
I don't know how to say this well, so I'll just blurt it out: I feel like I'm being quite aggressive, but I don't blame you or expect you to defend your statements or anything, though of course I'll read what you've got to say.
right. My goof. That adds two more zeroes across all the math. More crazy, but I think in the realm of "maybe, if we squint hard."