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New book excerpt links tech billionaires' dreams to data center boom
Original: “These science‑fictional ideas are directly relevant to the question of data centers because more computation is necessa
Writer Paris Marx has published a new excerpt from his book HYPERSCALE, arguing that science-fiction-inspired visions held by tech billionaires are directly driving the expansion of massive data centers. He contends that longtermist fantasies about the future require ever more computation, and that this ideology is shaping real-world infrastructure decisions and energy demands today.
Why now: The excerpt ties the AI-driven data center boom to the ideological ambitions of tech billionaires, a timely debate as computing infrastructure expands rapidly.
Paris MarxHYPERSCALEtech billionairesdata centers
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- “These science‑fictional ideas are directly relevant to the question of data centers because more computation is necessary to achieve those dreams.” In a new excerpt from HYPERSCALE, I describe how tech billionaires’ longtermist dreams directly influence the need for massive… · parismarx@mastodon.online · 3
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