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AI's compute hunger consumes 'best minds,' user laments

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A user on Mastodon shared a quote lamenting the intense demand for computing power within the AI industry. The post, referencing Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," humorously suggests that brilliant minds are now consumed by the search for more computational resources, even using Shodan to find them. AI

RANK_REASON This is a user-generated social media post with no new factual information, using a literary reference to express a sentiment about AI compute demand.

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AI's compute hunger consumes 'best minds,' user laments

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    I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through shodan at dawn looking for more compute. # HO

    I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through shodan at dawn looking for more compute. # HOWL # AI https:// github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotl ai-max

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