gigawatt

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 13, 2026 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

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Mar 13, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: AI infrastructure costs $50B per gigawatt with 5-6 year payback
“Right now that, that thing is roughly accurate, which is, it's about fifty billion per gigawatt, and it's about a five to six year payback just to get into the money, and then it's about ten billion a year.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 45:55 Iran War, Oil Shock, Off Ramps, AI's Revenue Explosion and PR Nightmare
Jun 13, 2026
Assertion Contradicted
Chamath Palihapitiya claims a gigawatt of data center capacity costs $100 billion
“A gigawatt now costs a hundred billion dollars guys.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jun 13, 2026 ▶ 18:26 Anthropic's Fable Backlash, Nationalizing AI, Inflation Heats Up & California’s Broken Elections
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