These "makeshift" structures are housing hardware that costs millions of dollars in total.

Putting AI servers inside tents, officially called “rapid deployment structures,” is one of the more unique approaches to the AI build-out, Thomas said. They’re certainly not as sturdy as physical buildings made from steel and concrete, with one commenter comparing it to the “classic $10k racing bike with a $9 lock” situation.

Can’t see this situation going wonky anytime in the future…

  • Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorOP
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    21 days ago

    Really, my only guess is a cold war style arms race with other AI companies. I can’t tell if they are getting any value from the extra compute or if it is just PR to say “look at all we have.”