Are AI models running out of power? | The Economist
Is AI growing faster than the infrastructure that powers it? The Economist’s global business writer, Shailesh Chitnis, and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Rosie Blau, discuss the global shortage of computing power. As demand surges, firms are throttling access, spending billions on expansion and facing supply-chain bottlenecks that could reshape the future of AI.
00:00 – Why are AI companies struggling to keep up with demand?
00:37 – What is actually in short supply?
01:26 – What are AI firms doing about the shortage?
02:10 – Will simply spending more money solve the problem?
03:27 – How are suppliers responding to the crunch?
04:06 – Where are the biggest bottlenecks in the tech stack?
06:24 – How will this supply crunch affect AI’s future?
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4tDZ31Y
The AI rush is hitting a bottleneck:https://econ.st/4w4YZdi
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