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AI bubble 'about to pop' as revenue is circular, says Reddit post

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AI bubble 'about to pop' as revenue is circular, says Reddit post

A Reddit post argues that tech companies are investing hundreds of billions in GPUs and data centers, but half the 'revenue' comes from AI firms paying each other for compute—money circulating without real customers.

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