AI is getting dramatically cheaper for users—but the builders are trapped in an arms race that may destroy value. From Nvidia’s Rubin announcement to hyperscalers’ $527 billion 2026 spending, this episode breaks down why rapid chip advances are shortening hardware lifecycles, creating unsustainable depreciation and a prisoner's-dilemma among cloud providers. We use economics, engineering, and strategy to explain the split between a frontier market that must pay for top performance and a mainstream market that values total cost of ownership. Expect clear, actionable guidance for CTOs, investors, and cloud operators navigating the coming reckoning.

What We'll Discuss:
- 🔧 Rubin architecture and system-level gains
- 💸 The $527B spending and depreciation math
- ⚖️ Frontier vs. mainstream market split
- 🔋 Three walls: power, supply, economics
- 🧭 Practical CTO and investor moves
- 🤝 How hyperscalers break the arms race

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Is the AI Boom Actually a $527 Billion Mistake?

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