2026-01-20 04:35:13

The revenue growth of large models and energy consumption have become positively correlated—this is absurd. Ideally, technological progress should cause these two to move in opposite directions, with energy consumption decreasing while revenue increases. But in reality, the surge in computing power demand has directly driven up electricity costs. The inherent contradiction in this business model determines who can survive until the end.

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DeepRabbitHole

· 13h ago

Energy consumption is actually increasing along with it. Isn't this just false innovation?

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CryptoComedian

· 13h ago

Laughing and then crying, isn't this just my daily routine? Large models competing for computing power is like leeks competing for education level; in the end, it turns out that electricity bills are the real aristocracy.

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CoconutWaterBoy

· 13h ago

Burning money to accumulate computing power, this gameplay will eventually collapse. Those who can reduce costs are the real winners.

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LongTermDreamer

· 13h ago

Haha, isn't this a true reflection of all the major AI companies now? Money-burning machines that just can't stop once they start. Three years ago, we were still touting "technological progress reducing costs," but what happened? Reality slapped us in the face—both energy consumption and revenue are rising simultaneously. The logic is truly incredible... But think about it, wasn't the early internet also like this? Burn through money to produce winners. Those who can survive this round of electricity bill hell will be the winners. I still believe that the few companies that can break through energy costs within three years will succeed.

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