The Internet May Be Too Small for the AI Boom, Researchers Say

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Powerful artificial intelligence systems require huge amounts of data. But some researchers and executives say the need for high-quality text data could exceed the supply within two years. WSJ reporter Deepa Seetharaman tells Alex Ossola how AI companies are preparing for the potential data shortage. Plus, the race is on to build new chip-making facilities. WSJ reporter Belle Lin explains why one Brooklyn-based startup is betting on smaller, modular chip plants that are designed to be shipped anywhere. Julie Chang hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.5	slash Wall Street.
0:17.2	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:22.3	It's Monday, April 15th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.0	Coming up on today's show, The Race is on to build new chipmaking facilities.
0:32.0	We'll find out why one Brooklyn-based startup
0:34.9	is betting on smaller, modular chip plants
0:38.0	that are designed to be shipped anywhere
0:40.2	from W.S.J.
0:41.1	reporter, Belle Lynn. reporter, Bell-Linn.
0:43.0	Then, powerful artificial intelligence systems require huge amounts of data.
0:49.0	But some say the need for high quality text data
0:52.0	could exceed the supply within two years.
0:55.0	W.S.J. reporter Deepa Citha Raman tells us how AI companies are preparing for
1:00.0	the potential data shortage.
1:04.4	But first, fabrication plants or fabs are massive facilities that manufacture chips.
1:10.8	They require years to build billions of dollars and up to hundreds or more acres of land.
1:16.0	Now, one Brooklyn-based startup called Nanotronics says it can make chip plants faster and in virtually any location through what it calls a cube-fap,
1:26.2	a modular chip manufacturing facility. These plants could help alleviate some of the global chip demand
1:32.2	pressure facing the industry.
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