The deadly trap of over-investing vs under-investing in AI cycles
“if you under invest and you miss a cycle, the other guys pull ahead, and then your growth dies, and we know what that's like.”
if you under invest and you miss a cycle, the other guys pull ahead, and then your growth dies, and we know what that's like. If you over invest because the money is so much, if you over invest and, you know, you hit the point where you don't get the returns to scale, then you are really long compute. And then one could go bust. But I think part of the message was we are trying to be a little more circumscribed
About this clip
A discussion of the critical balance AI companies must strike when investing in compute infrastructure. The speaker explains how under-investing can cause you to miss cycles and lose competitive advantage, while over-investing in compute can lead to unsustainable returns and potential business failure.
Why this clip
Provides a clear framework for thinking about the strategic investment dilemma facing AI companies in capital allocation decisions.
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It's almost like a black hole - these two or three AI companies are sucking everything else in and spitting them out. Short term, we're narrative creatures and the gravity is a bitch right now.
7:30 - 34s · Bold/Contrarian
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