at the italy tech week held in turin, jeff bezos, the founder of amazon, expressed his unique views on the current ai boom. bezos compared today's ai development to biotechnology in the 1990s and the internet in the early 20th century, saying that although there is a risk of an investment bubble, it will undoubtedly bring enormous value to society in the long run. this perspective has sparked deep reflection on the future of ai in the technology community.
bezos emphasized the need to distinguish between short-term bubbles in ai and true long-term value. while the rapid increase in investment in various ai projects may indeed lead to investment losses, he believes that, like historical technological revolutions, only technologies and business models with truly practical value will ultimately survive and transform the world. this dialectical perspective is crucial for understanding the current ai investment boom.
when discussing the future of data centers, bezos offered a more forward-looking prediction. he believes that space-based data centers will become a reality within 10 to 20 years. by leveraging the advantages of uninterrupted solar energy available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in space, their operating costs will ultimately be lower than those of terrestrial data centers. if this bold vision becomes a reality, it will fundamentally change the layout of the world's computing infrastructure and bring unprecedented computing power to humanity.
