Investor Says AI Cures Will Shift Views on Datacenters
Aditya Agarwal, a VC and former Dropbox CTO, posted the view on X.
Aditya Agarwal, General Partner at South Park Commons and former Dropbox CTO, posted on X that resistance to datacenter expansion is unsurprising because current AI mainly benefits knowledge workers and high earners. He speculated views will shift if AI finds cures for diseases affecting everyone, adding that the industry has hurt its case through fear-mongering instead of positive visions. Danielle Fong reposted the message. The posts record these statements as opinions with no independent confirmation of timelines or outcomes.
It's totally unsurprising that the general population hates datacenter buildout. AI today primarily helps knowledge workers and the highest paid segments of the country. I suspect that the big change will happen when AI is able to find cures for diseases that ail everyone.…
Investor Says AI Cures Will Shift Views on Datacenters
Aditya Agarwal, a VC and former Dropbox CTO, posted the view on X.
Aditya Agarwal, General Partner at South Park Commons and former Dropbox CTO, posted on X that resistance to datacenter expansion is unsurprising because current AI mainly benefits knowledge workers and high earners. He speculated views will shift if AI finds cures for diseases affecting everyone, adding that the industry has hurt its case through fear-mongering instead of positive visions. Danielle Fong reposted the message. The posts record these statements as opinions with no independent confirmation of timelines or outcomes.
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Aditya Agarwal@adityaagIt's totally unsurprising that the general population hates datacenter buildout. AI today primarily helps knowledge workers and the highest paid segments of the country. I suspect that the big change will happen when AI is able to find cures for diseases that ail everyone.…
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