Data centers are running out of power — 40% by 2026
The Truth About Decentralized AI and the Future of Compute (TEACHMEDEFI)
“Just yesterday, I believe, multiple data centers in San Jose are running out of power. They’re shut down. This was predicted by Gartner a few years ago — they said by 2026, 40% of data centers will go out of power, without energy… because we cannot build energy infrastructure as fast as we can build data centers.” — 00:03:37
Context: Opening argument that AI demand has outrun society’s ability to supply energy; “we’re starting to see the cracks happen already.”