Alan Siefert on Nostr: If the AI data centers are allocating about 1 GPU per API user who pays $200/month, ...
If the AI data centers are allocating about 1 GPU per API user who pays $200/month, the H100 costs $30k and is running 24/7 (earning $2400) in a year, the company would make its investment on that GPU back in 12.5 years. What am I missing?
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