Microsoft have pulled the plug on 6 of its AI datacenter plans in 4 countries, including the UK. Good. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/microsoft-pulls-back-on-data-centers-from-chicago-to-jakarta?embedded-checkout=true - ThreadSky

GossiTheDog.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy • 5 days ago

Microsoft have pulled the plug on 6 of its AI datacenter plans in 4 countries, including the UK. Good.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-03/microsoft-pulls-back-on-data-centers-from-chicago-to-jakarta?embedded-checkout=true

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mypartofreality.bsky.social•5 days ago

Consumer and customer facing AI needs to permanently go away. It is all garbage that either is clearly there to block access to a human by supplying unhelpful responses or takes information out of context, puts it together as fact and the AI doesn't understand the material it presented to you.

davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@GossiTheDog It's finally dawning on them that no one wants this crap.

ManyRoads.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@GossiTheDog This bit of press seems to over state (overly negatively?) what is going on. A more accurate statement might reflect the following:

"While April 3 brought announcements about new projects, no new pullbacks were disclosed. The recent cancellations appear part of ongoing portfolio […]

GossiTheDog.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

Microsoft’s share price is down 9% year on year, as although everybody was told it’s the beginning of the next Industrial Revolution, it hasn’t actually happened and instead we’ve just collectively flushed the planet down the toilet.

hllizi.hespere.de.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@GossiTheDog so the darned naysayers were right all along? If only it had been obvious.

rorymon.com•5 days ago

Yeah but have you seen all the Studio Ghibli pictures?

martycrabneck.bsky.social•5 days ago

Even in more competently managed economies: looks like that “AI” hype is over. Its corpse doesn't smell yet, but a place next to the grave of The Great Blockchain Hype has already been reserved.
https://www.aiwire.net/2025/03/28/report-chinas-race-to-build-ai-datacenters-has-hit-a-wall/

dascandy.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@GossiTheDog Finally it's popping.

TheZeldaZone.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 days ago

@GossiTheDog hell yeah!

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