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Watts in Store for 2027 : The AI Ceiling

From Tomasz Tunguz: US AI capacity grows from 38gw today to an 81gw ceiling in 2027. Because 40% of compute serves inference & new Blackwell & Rubin racks lift blended monetization from $9.4b to $15.1b per inference gigawatt, theoretical US inference revenue rises 3.4x from $0.14t to $0.49t.

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Tomasz Tunguz (tomtunguz.com)
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026, ranked 44
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Commentary or analysis: someone’s view, not a reported fact.
Topics
AI, Infrastructure
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