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The cost of AI compute is currently higher than the cost of employing human workers.

AIEconomicsTechnologyMay 8, 2026score 2.972 posts · 682 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the claim that the cost of AI compute is higher than the cost of human employees, as stated by an Nvidia executive. It raises concerns about the sustainability of AI investments and draws parallels to past tech bubbles.

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The cost of AI compute is currently higher than the cost of employing human workers.
Parent: AIEntity: AI compute costsImpact: negativeDate: May 8, 2026Target: The cost of AI compute is currently higher than the cost of employing human workers.

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‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees/ Nobody is saying the loud part because they are too deep into AI now. They know teh only way to keep going is to pretend everything is working as promised. This is how the dot-com era happened & the upcoming AI bubble crash will too. They are disconnected from our reality. There is no cure for AI psychosis at CEO levels 😂
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Does this mean that AI is too expensive or that humans aren’t paid enough? You be the judge ‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees/
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