AI's US$400bil problem: Are chips getting old too fast?

Before the AI wave unleashed by ChatGPT, cloud computing giants typically assumed that their chips and servers would last about six years. — Reuters

NEW YORK: In pursuit of the AI dream, the tech industry this year has plunked down about US$400bil on specialised chips and data centres, but questions are mounting about the wisdom of such unprecedented levels of investment.

At the heart of the doubts: overly optimistic estimates about how long these specialised chips will last before becoming obsolete.