2026-01-11 13:22:11

Looking globally, countries' investments in the AI field have reached trillion-level scales, and everyone wants to seize the commanding heights of future technology. However, the reality is sobering—the commercial closed-loop has yet to take shape.

Difficulties in monetization are one thing, but more painful are the emerging depreciation costs, the supply bottlenecks in energy and computing power, along with concerns about employment impact and doubts about productivity improvements. With this combination of challenges, the entire industry is exploring.

True AI giants are likely to emerge from areas we currently overlook—though no one can predict exactly when that will be. I am now considering setting aside some funds, so that once I see signs of progress, I can jump straight into the angel round, betting on this uncertainty.

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AirdropNinja

· 7h ago

Trillions of dollars burned, and the depreciation costs are actually surfacing first. This generation of capital is a bit embarrassing. The true financiers of AI haven't appeared yet; everyone is just betting on the future. No one can bypass the bottleneck of energy and computing power. Honestly, it's still a matter of insufficient infrastructure. I just want to see who can find the fastest path to monetization from the breaking point. Currently, everything is just guesswork. Among the angel round projects, there are indeed dark horses, but the probability is too low.

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TokenStorm

· 13h ago

Trillions of investment for what? The depreciation costs have already taken half the lifespan. I have backtested this logic, and there's a high chance we will need to wait another 24 months to see the true eye of the storm. I'm also considering going all-in during the angel round, but the problem is no one can predict what the signs will look like. We can only bet on that ten percent probability.

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TokenTaxonomist

· 01-12 18:21

nah let me pull up my spreadsheet real quick... trillions burning through and nobody's even mapped the actual value creation yet? that's taxonomically incorrect territory if i've ever seen it. energy bottlenecks alone should've flagged this as an evolutionary dead-end for most players tbh

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BlockchainBouncer

· 01-12 01:46

Trillions poured in, but no one still knows how to make money—now that's the real joke.

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CoffeeNFTrader

· 01-11 13:52

The bubble created by trillions of dollars in investment hasn't even produced real profits yet.

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Rugman_Walking

· 01-11 13:52

Trillions of investment but no way to monetize, this is the real joke.

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Blockwatcher9000

· 01-11 13:50

Trillions of dollars spent and we're still exploring; this is very typical.

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CryptoSourGrape

· 01-11 13:45

If I had known AI would be so money-burning, I wouldn't be watching others' funding news every day now. Oh my god, trillions of dollars invested and all we get is "still exploring"? That's hilarious. I feel like I should have just given up long ago. The real gold mines are in places we can't see, yet we're still here anxious about it. Honestly, instead of betting on the future, it's better to bet on whether today's coins will rise or not. At least that's more honest. Sigh, never mind. The missed opportunities are all equally heartbreaking. Let's have a glass of lemon water and calm down.

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DaoResearcher

· 01-11 13:38

According to the data in the white paper, trillions of investment without a complete commercial closed-loop itself exposes a serious mismatch in the incentive mechanism. The energy bottleneck is an even harder constraint that cannot be overcome through financing. The real winners? Most likely hidden in infrastructure, not those shouting about revolution. I understand the idea of reserving funds for early signs, but ultimately it's still about exploiting information asymmetry.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-11 13:32

Trillions of investment poured in, yet no one is making money. This is outrageous.

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