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'I'm nervous': Klarna founder challenges trillion-dollar spending on AI

https://www.ft.com/content/61ce397b-968c-403e-aecf-16d4b2ff08cd
17•merksittich•2mo ago

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ReptileMan•2mo ago
It takes a crook to spot a crook I guess.
DaveZale•2mo ago
maybe the AI data centers should be financed through klarna. Would that help? I mean, if the AI is superintelligent, figuring out how to pay the loan shark should be easy peasy. Maybe build a Superportfolio of undervalued stocks to finance its continued existence.
mrbungie•2mo ago
Mirror: https://archive.is/eh7Vs
bgwalter•2mo ago
The desperation in the industry is palpable. Now chess streamers who also advertise Labubus and computer games are advertising coding apps.

Basically scraping the bottom of the barrel if you need to advertise on Twitch.

0x1ch•2mo ago
I don't think this is the best indicator of trends. Chess players who aren't winning multiple tournaments a year, or aren't training a kid to win those tournaments, probably have very few sources of their (own) income. They'll take any sponsors that aren't dirt.

Twitch also has an entire category dedicated to live coding, so again, not all that weird to see codegen ads or something.

bgwalter•2mo ago
Ah no, the comment wasn't directed against the chess streamers! It was directed against the advertisers that choose that medium.

To take an extreme example, it would be weird to advertise Rolex on Twitch next to computer games. So, if "AI" is allegedly so desirable, why do it with vibe coding apps?

Live coding is another thing I don't understand the benefit of, but selling vibe coding to those people might make sense.

WhyOhWhyQ•2mo ago
Your analogy doesn't seem to apply because AI is supposed to become an every-man thing or a utility, as are computer games, but a Rolex is supposed to be exclusive. The AI companies want everyone using AI. The Rolex company wants their brand to be associated to wealth.

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