More and more mainstream analysts are identifying the coming AI crash, which is a good indication that it will happen soon.

So, what happens to all the data centers? They are already built but probably very expensive to maintain. Will many of them just be abandoned? Bought up by cloud computing companies? Scammers? Crypto miners? Can they be parted out and sold off piecemeal?

Will they be put to some productive use, or just become massive e-waste sites left to the locals to deal with?

  • tehciolo
    3·
    1 day ago

    What do you mean cheap? Those are literally the most expensive racks ever.

    • Treczoks
      2·
      18 hours ago

      Ever heard the term “fire sale”? They might end up having to sell way over the market demand, and therefore for low prices because some want at least a bit of their money back.

      • tehciolo
        1·
        8 hours ago

        They are the most expensive racks also because of what it costs to have them in use, not only their price. Assuming you could get them for cheap, you can’t actually get a data center for cheap and all the needed utilities to run said data center.

        • Treczoks
          1·
          4 hours ago

          Well, they usually run on 48V or 12V DC (which is no issue for me), and they attach to certain cooling systems, either liquid or air. Both can be rigged. Rack management systems? Can be adapted.