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A user created a digital artwork of a SATA HDD after its controller failed after 19 years of service. The user laments the high cost of replacement hard drives, noting that current prices make expanding storage prohibitively expensive. They attribute the high prices partly to the demand from large language models (LLMs) and express frustration with the cost of computing resources for AI work. AI
IMPACT The high cost of computing resources, partly driven by LLM demand, impacts AI operators by increasing infrastructure expenses.