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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-   
      
    AT> I wasn't aware of that. It's a good point. Do they really care if   
    AT> people buy new computers these days, with all the   
    AT> smartphones/tablets/chromebooks that are in circulation? Probably not!   
    AT> I don't know anyone (personally) who still sits in front of the   
    AT> computer all day like I do.   
      
   I sit in front of a computer all day.  But I will admit that I'm probably not   
   the norm.  But I'm productive sitting in front of that computer instead of most   
   people with their phones Doom scrolling all day.   
      
    AT> You're right to suspect a connection to AI's demand, but how could us   
    AT> upgrading our GPUs benefit the evil AI people?   
      
   Assuming (and that's a big assumption) my theory is correct: More available GPU   
   power to the big tech firms.   
      
   AI has lots of power.  For example, many companies offer "anonymized" customer   
   data.  But if you feed that data into an AI, they can quickly de-anonymize that   
   data, reconstituting basically your digital footprint.   
      
    AT> Maybe they expect to   
    AT> eventually have their AI more directly connected to our computers.   
    AT> There already is some kind of "Claude on your desktop" for top tier   
    AT> Claude subscribers.   
      
   We already know that they want AIs on our phones, tablets and computers,   
   watching everything we do to "provide a better experience".  But the unsaid   
   part is 'collecting data about everything you do/go/say'.   
      
      
   ... Procrastination Day Has Been Postponed!   
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