China has spent billions of dollars building far too many data centers for AI and compute - could it lead to a huge market crash?

China has spent billions of dollars building far too many data centers for AI and compute - could it lead to a huge market crash?

China built hundreds of AI data centers, but supply now far exceeds demand, and DeepSeek is one of the reasons why.

China implemented an innovative solution: an underwater data center. Located off the coast of Hainan, this module submerged 40 meters deep takes advantage of the natural cooling of water to reduce energy consumption. The post China opens the first commercial underwater data center to reduce the energy consumption of the IA first appeared on Cubadebate.

China has spent billions of dollars building far too many data centers for AI and compute - could it lead to a huge market crash? - WorldNL Magazine

DeepSeek is just one of the many reasons China's AI growth simply didn't materialize Up to 80% of new data center capacity hasn't been used according to local sources Should this capacity hit the wider market, it could cause a major headache to data center developersChina’s AI infrastructure boom is faltering, as according to a report in MIT Technology Review, the country built hundreds of data centers to support its AI ambitions, but many are n…