SMRTR AIMar 25, 2025Hacker News

An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us

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OpenAI's Project Stargate, a $500 billion AI supercluster in Texas, faces challenges from cheaper, open-source alternatives like DeepSeek R1. The AI industry's massive investments and unsustainable costs raise concerns about a potential bubble, with OpenAI losing $2 for every $1 earned and expecting annual losses to reach $14 billion by 2026.

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