🚫 GPU shortage has created a black market
Graphics cards are disappearing from sales again. The reason is simple: the demand for computing has risen above what the market can possibly produce 🧨
📌 Why did the shortage start?
• 🤖 The AI race has bought up all the hardware — Big Tech and governments are purchasing GPUs by the thousands; Nvidia simply cannot keep up with production.
• 🏛️ Governments have entered the battle for power — the launch of national AI platforms has driven demand to absurd levels.
• 🕵️♂️ The black market is growing — GPUs are being taken from data centers and resold at 2-3 times the price.
💡 What does this mean?
Small AI companies simply cannot survive 💔
Training models is becoming too expensive, and access to power is concentrated among a select few giants 🦾
🔏 Conclusion
The GPU shortage is not a problem for Big Tech.
It is a problem for everyone else 🥲
The AI market is entering a phase where only those with access to power will survive ⚙️
The rest risk not living to see the next cycle ❌
