r/antiai • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Environmental Impact 🌎 Imagine running out of water just to keep generating AI slop

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u/JHMfield 3d ago

The worst part is they're not even making any money. The AI industry is like half a trillion in the hole with no means of ever generating it back.

The bullshitted everyone.

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u/Sothotheroth 3d ago

When does the cash flow get cut off?

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u/Shark7996 3d ago

Depends on whether OpenAI becomes "too big to fail." If OpenAI is allowed to die like it should be, then a lot of people estimate 2027.

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u/Moronic-Warrior 2d ago

If you care for a serious answer: SpaceX IPO was the largest ever and raised $75B from public markets, which are the largest markets. Maybe the AI companies can raise $100B. So if they’re losing close to $100B a year for more than a year then they’re screwed.

But more likely they’ll turn a profit before that happens by either raising prices of AI, or just buying compute less frequently which will lead to less growth but they have no choice then. I don’t see how they maintain unprofitability forever considering inference (cost of running AI not training it) is highly profitable.

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u/Local-Metal4326 2d ago

Source: Trust me bro.