The Teaser Period: Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall

kept by tessamorgan aug 24

The AI boom mirrors 2008's housing crisis as take-or-pay compute contracts create a 2027-2028 'reset wall' where payments start despite labs' revenue being insufficient to cover obligations.

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