@kantrowitz: Is AI a bubble? Google's CEO just gave the clearest answer yet. Sundar Pichai's case is that this isn't like fiber, where capacity was built and sat unused. His evidence is that Google is using what it has, and is capacity constrained on a daily basis. He doesn't pretend it's risk-free. He says Google could get constrained at some point, that there could be things which cause bottlenecks, and that there could be external shocks to the economy. But his bottom line: "Am I confident that the compute we are planning for we will have uses for it given enough time? Absolutely yes." The takeaway isn't "relax." It's that the people closest to the demand see something different from the people watching headlines. For founders: demand is the line between a bubble and a build-out. If customers are lining up for what you have, you're capacity constrained. If you're guessing at demand, you're building fiber. Media: Big Technology Podcast #SundarPichai #Google #AI #AIBubble #Founders
