Fair, reasonable conversations could be had about AI growth. That’s not what the public’s being asked to participate in.
  • Nvidia and Micron are making emotional appeals to consumers while PC users express frustration with big AI companies’ practices and self-serving motives.
  • Memory vendors predict DRAM and SSD shortages lasting until mid-2027, while new tariffs on advanced computing chips and potential Steam Machine pricing over $1,000 add to consumer concerns.
  • The article highlights how corporations use emotional messaging to mask financial interests, advising consumers to remain skeptical of such appeals.
  • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    If the data center is causing all that power drain, they should be the ones footing the damned bill