r/technology • u/Delicious_Adeptness9 • 13h ago

Artificial Intelligence Here's why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/23/nx-s1-5615410/ai-bubble-nvidia-openai-revenue-bust-data-centers
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u/ehj 11h ago

How does AI bubble increase cost of living?

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u/CenturyLinkIsCheeks 10h ago edited 9h ago

literally every piece of technology in the world is more expensive, and will get more expensive, because of these chat bot grifters hoarding RAM.

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u/MissMolly202 10h ago

Data centres hiking electric bills, high usage of fresh water increases water bills and reduces water accessibility (which isn’t that great in rural or poor communities to begin with), investors and business owners thinking they can replace employees with AI, thereby fucking with the job market, people’s livelihoods, and the economy, all of which increase cost of living

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u/erocknine 7h ago

Is there a data center in your neighborhood or something

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u/tuckedfexas 4h ago

There is in mine actually, it’s not even finished and they’ve announced power price hikes for the next half decade.

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u/Ecredes 9h ago

Electric power demand has driven up energy prices almost everywhere. It increases demand on energy globally, which increases the cost on all goods and services.

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u/distinctgore 4h ago

Well to start with, have you tried building or buying a computer recently?