The world is buzzing about the AI era....

This AI is being used to create videos of dancing cats and pointless videos of dogs saying, "Hello everyone~".

As a result, we are in a strange world where RAM prices have skyrocketed, graphics cards are in short supply, and buying a computer is becoming increasingly difficult.

I spend all day monitoring servers, managing networks, and receiving calls at night when traffic spikes; this is my daily life, and from the perspective of someone in the field, this AI craze feels quite amusingly sad.

Nowadays, if you turn on YouTube or TikTok, it's all about AI.

AI made the cat dance.
AI made the dog act like a person.
AI made celebrities sing.

Millions of views. The comments are just "Wow, the world is crazy" and "Amazing technological advancement".

However, thanks to this technology, our company's server expansion costs have increased by over 30 percent. RAM prices are much higher than last year, and GPUs take months to arrive even after ordering. For the logistics system to function, servers need to be reliably set up, but now just looking at the estimates makes my heart sink.

Where has all this gone?
It has gone to videos of dancing cats.
It has gone to videos of dogs mimicking humans.

Because of AI videos made to make people laugh, data centers around the world are consuming electricity, chips, and RAM like crazy.

They say AI increases productivity.

Honestly, looking at the current situation, the waste is far greater than the productivity.

In logistics, using AI for demand forecasting, optimizing delivery routes, and automating inventory management can yield tremendous results. But those things are quiet. They don't get views. Instead, videos of dogs talking get ten million views. So, server resources are all sucked into that.

People working in the field are facing longer equipment replacement cycles, budgets are continually cut, and all we hear is to patch up old servers to get by. Getting an estimate to expand RAM now costs two thousand dollars more than before.

Humanity has gained unprecedented computing power, yet the first thing we did with it was teach a cat to dance, which is quite human-like. I wonder how it differs from the Stone Age when we made tools and cracked each other's heads with stones. The technology is cutting-edge, but the purpose of its use is at a kindergarten level.

The problem is that this is not just a simple internet game. Real industries like logistics, manufacturing, finance, and healthcare all operate on this hardware. The reason we stay up all night managing servers is not to create silly videos, but to ensure that people receive their goods, hospitals don't have system failures, and banks operate normally. Yet, the foundation is becoming unstable because of cat videos, which is the current reality.

Still, the world continues to enthusiastically praise AI.

That statement isn't wrong, but the direction is quite amusing. We are using a revolution for dancing cats.

Someday, this craze will settle down, and AI will flow into areas where it is truly needed.

Until then, IT professionals like us will continue to grumble about rising RAM prices, sighing over server estimates, and protecting the systems once again today.

Well, honestly, it is enjoyable to watch what has been created...