A user on Mastodon expressed frustration over the significant price increase of a Seagate 24TB external hard drive, noting it jumped from $279.99 to $709.99 in six months. The user attributed this price hike to the demand driven by AI technology, specifically mentioning "#AI techbros" and the need for more storage for tasks like backing up game purchases from GOG and Microsoft OneDrive. AI
IMPACT Increased demand for AI compute and storage may be driving up hardware costs for consumers.
RANK_REASON User complaint about AI driving up hardware prices, not a direct AI development.
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