Demand for data centers must be driven by consumers and that demand simply isn't there. Computer programmers aren't the intellectual force they were under the COBAL and fortran guys. As I recall, coding errors had to be found and fixed line by line. They had to be a cohesive plan in order for the system to operate. Now, programmers have no clear goals and the software is more like a patchwork quilt full of holes that a cohesive solution to a commonly recognized need. There are simply no standards anymore and as a consequence, getting any of this stuffr to work is more trouble than the task you are doing by hand. AI is only as smart as the user, and programmers are designing AI with learning disabilities.

Demand is falling. Corporations are killing it. We don't need, or want, data centers here. They are a waste of resources, and until the operating philosophy behind AI changes. Right now there is no clear purpose. What are they making better?