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AI investment questioned as unprofitable venture to fund GPUs

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A Mastodon user is questioning the financial strategy of investing in AI, which is currently unprofitable, to cover the costs of GPUs. The user highlights that the investment is not expected to yield profits soon, and the stated reason for pursuing AI is to find a way to pay for the necessary hardware. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post questioning a business strategy, not a primary news event.

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AI investment questioned as unprofitable venture to fund GPUs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Are you cutting from profitable profit centers? Yes. And you're taking the money and investing it into AI? Yes. And AI is profitable? No. But it will be profita

    Are you cutting from profitable profit centers? Yes. And you're taking the money and investing it into AI? Yes. And AI is profitable? No. But it will be profitable in the near future correct? Well... not really. So, why are you doing this? We need a way to pay for those GPUs some…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/microsoft-buyout-offers…

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