Comment on Anthropic invests $50B in US AI infrastructureComments−catigula9moThe project will create approximately 800 permanent jobsFor $50 billion?I think there's a serious problem here.−JumpCrisscross9moFor $50 billion?It’s Capex. Most home construction produces less than a single permanent job on average.−catigula9moProbably not the best idea rhetorically to pick something people literally require to live and compare it against AI spending to make your point.−JumpCrisscross9moProbably not the best idea rhetorically to pick something people literally require to live and compare it against AI spending to make your pointDams. Power plants. This isn't a difficult set to extend.−AnimalMuppet9moAI spending is more on hardware than on jobs. That shouldn't be too great a surprise.$62 million per job does seem a bit more hardware-heavy than reasonable, though...
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For $50 billion?
I think there's a serious problem here.
It’s Capex. Most home construction produces less than a single permanent job on average.
Probably not the best idea rhetorically to pick something people literally require to live and compare it against AI spending to make your point.
Dams. Power plants. This isn't a difficult set to extend.
AI spending is more on hardware than on jobs. That shouldn't be too great a surprise.
$62 million per job does seem a bit more hardware-heavy than reasonable, though...