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ananda

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37. Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure.

Thu May 14, 2026, 04:16 PM

18 hrs ago

I believe the oligarchs think they'll rule us through AI.

There seems to be a kind of bullyish desperation in the
way they're trying to force data centers in so many places.

Here's the problem, though. Who exactly will they rule,
and where... especially if the only people left are those
like them.

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I'm Going to Make a Huge Prediction [View all] MineralMan 20 hrs ago OP

There is unquestionably a bubble in the sector... Moostache 20 hrs ago #1

Yup. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew 14 hrs ago #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven 17 hrs ago #40

Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it.... Ars Longa 20 hrs ago #3

A very expensive, society-wrecking solution looking for a problem. Midnight Writer 20 hrs ago #5

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven 17 hrs ago #47

I happen to love that statement. OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #64

Good advice. As an IT person, I trust you far more than many others sprouting this nonsense about AI etc. It SWBTATTReg 20 hrs ago #6

Drive thru fast food places like Rally's have AI taking orders.............. Lovie777 20 hrs ago #7

"Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?" 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #10

TY TY TY Katcat 19 hrs ago #20

No. The Madcap 18 hrs ago #26

It is fast. It used to be cheap. Swede 1 hr ago #66

I think it's more fundamental than that sab390 19 hrs ago #8

No doubt. I don't know what happens. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #14

Agree, AI is a tool, not a solution. IzzaNuDay 19 hrs ago #9

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza 19 hrs ago #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan 19 hrs ago #17

The dot com bubble didnt kill the internet any more than this one will kill AI. yowzayowzayowza 19 hrs ago #18

It didn't kill, but it screwed up the economy big time for a while. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #23

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB 19 hrs ago #12

I agree with you, but I do it coming from a different angle. slightlv 18 hrs ago #22

I hate AI PCB66 19 hrs ago #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas 19 hrs ago #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 17 hrs ago #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas 16 hrs ago #56

I think humans are learning faster than AI: for example, many of us can now recognize AI fake pics /videos very quickly. C Moon 19 hrs ago #15

Man, I hope your right. My techi relative thinks it's gonna take over the world Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #16

Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure. ananda 18 hrs ago #37

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale 18 hrs ago #21

Ed Zitron's done some of the best writing on this flawed, heavily subsidized tech and the bubble it's created. highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #24

The way I see it, AI's most prominent role infullview 18 hrs ago #25

My son in college just shrugs and says it's a tool - TBF 18 hrs ago #27

I think you may overestimate what businesses really think about CSAT Bristlecone 18 hrs ago #28

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew 16 hrs ago #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma 18 hrs ago #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger 17 hrs ago #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma 15 hrs ago #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond 13 hrs ago #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond 13 hrs ago #62

And in the meantime, deafness has its advantages! Sweet Rosie Red 1 hr ago #68

You could read the same analysis as this post SCantiGOP 18 hrs ago #31

I also think that AI will end up being a bust LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #32

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #34

If you are in the market at all, perhaps consider XMAG ETF pat_k 18 hrs ago #33

As I have said elsewhere this looks exactly like the excessive speculation I saw when the internet was ramping up Ford_Prefect 18 hrs ago #35

Exactly. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #53

Thomas Edison new well the potential of new technology even in the face of its opposition. Ol Janx Spirit 18 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #38

Nope NoRethugFriends 17 hrs ago #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends 16 hrs ago #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #41

Most people don't use it at all. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #45

Correction ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #51

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis 17 hrs ago #43

LOL! MineralMan 17 hrs ago #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked 17 hrs ago #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton 17 hrs ago #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay 16 hrs ago #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird 2 hrs ago #63

"Let Grandma Die for the DOW" Ruby the Liberal 1 hr ago #65

I agree! Sweet Rosie Red 1 hr ago #67

Like most DU predictions, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. onenote 1 hr ago #69

OK. That should go without sayiing. MineralMan 12 min ago #71

I think you're 100% correct. Greybnk48 51 min ago #70