Monologue: The AI Data Center Overbuild
Despite widespread belief in an AI compute boom, the vast majority of AI hardware—potentially 50% or more—is sitting unpowered in warehouses or incomplete data centers, with hyperscalers like Microsoft having activated only a fraction of their purchased capacity. The illusion of insatiabl
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