Google's new AI algorithm might lower RAM prices

[u/Bobert25467]

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/google-says-new-turboquant-compression-can-lower-ai-memory-usage-without-sacrificing-quality/

[u/Ok-Book-4070]

a symptom of the collapse, but an early one, we got a while yet. Especially if the government bail out openAI now that they are killing children together,

[u/nuker0S → u/Ok-Book-4070]

I don't think getting cucked by competition is a sign of collapse of the industry.

Rather a sign that people who though they would maintain monopoly are losing it, because there are other agents that are willing to do the job with better quality/less cost cutting

[u/km89 → u/nuker0S]

It kind of is, though. It's just a very early sign. That's the way bubbles go--people start to realize that there isn't room for infinite growth and slapping the technology on everything it can be duct-taped to, so they start to pull back. Then others try to fill the newly-created niche and prove that it is viable on everything it can be stuck to, fail, and people start to pull money out. Then there's a scramble to focus on what's profitable or is most likely to become profitable, and suddenly there's a bunch of startups dying all at once. That kickstarts a cycle, and the whole industry contracts around the core, valuable components.

[u/Ok-Book-4070 → u/nuker0S]

Problem is non of the companies are profitable through AI alone. Google is but only bc it's other businesses are funding the AI. The question is id they can cut costs or attract customers enough to make any of it profitable.

There are so many profitable AI companies, but all of them rely on not profitable AI models, if they go, they take most of the companies with them.

[u/littleessi → u/Ok-Book-4070]

Especially if the government bail out openAI now that they are killing children together,

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying

[u/Ok-Book-4070 → u/littleessi]

Even if this one instance wasn't, as that article says they are integrating AI into threat analysis and target selection software, so my point stands.

[u/littleessi → u/Ok-Book-4070]

Just to provide optional summaries. It's nothing to do with the decision-making process. I guess we'll see whether that distinction matters in practice when it comes to America's support of the useless fraudsters as they inevitably fail

[u/Bittah_Criminal → u/[deleted]]

An AI collapse doesn't mean it's going away completely but 75% of the companies playing in this space right now are going to crash and burn when the market corrects

[u/Neirchill → u/Bittah_Criminal]

Honestly I really, really hope Nvidia is one of the ones to burn from it. Those gpu prices were already out of control before this stuff, they need to be humbled.

[u/Ok-Book-4070 → u/[deleted]]

Needs more energy than we can provide sustainably, the GPUs are being replaced every 18 months with the newer models at massive cost with no resell value and yet the revenue is less than a 10th of their costs. Basic math let alone economics will tell you this is not sustainable, even Sam Altman has admitted it might be a bubble.

Dont just be a 20IQ bot and argue for the sake of being right. I'm open to being convinced it won't collapse, please change my opinion with actual facts.

[u/aimy99 → u/[deleted]]

tHeRe WiLl NoT bE aN aI cOlLaPsE. dEaL wItH It.

[u/Zigolt → u/[deleted]]

Considering how little profit it brings in, massive social push back, and initial investment scares. Good chance it won't "collapse" but will be significantly less common. If you think otherwise I suggest you turn off your AI gf take a deep breath and deal with it.

Social rejection alone ends up a much bigger factor than you seem to think, not to mention the financial aspect along with upkeep.

Edit : Blocking/Deleting your comments after getting downvoted is peak comedy.

[u/Key_Attempt_5675 → u/[deleted]]

The push back is in several sectors, farming communities don't want the data centers, the gaming community is tired of the ram prices. I don't know anyone that actually like A.I except a few wannabe tech bros.

[u/Remarkable_Emu_2223 → u/Key_Attempt_5675]

Aren't the tech bros running things in the US along with some other nutjob groups?

[u/Key_Attempt_5675 → u/Remarkable_Emu_2223]

They do have too much of a pull, mostly due to lobbying.

[u/Zigolt → u/[deleted]]

Woah, I didnt realize you hit this level of cope. Check the value of any company currently pushing AI, Microsoft is a great example but plenty more, you also fail to mention the upkeep, investment scares and profitability, again turn off the gf.

Stop projecting, if you use reddit as the foundation for your arguments doesn't mean everyone else does.

[u/Zigolt → u/[deleted]]

You are, you too guy

[u/another_random_bit → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, AI is getting better and better . Companies are learning to use it more efficiently and with less errors.

But reddit still thinks muh artists are gonna get their day of retribution? Nah.

[u/Warm_Month_1309 → u/another_random_bit]

I can only speak to my industry (law), but right now it looks like the best AI is going to get is enabling us to trim a few billable hours from new lawyers and paralegals, but probably nothing beyond that. It's improved from being unusable, but I'm not realistically seeing it replace more than the tedious busywork. And even then, its output always must be thoroughly double-checked.

[u/another_random_bit → u/Warm_Month_1309]

Yeah I totally get it. My pov is more on the technical side (software engineering), where, with the right usage, it really is a game changer.