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      Globally we spend about $1 trillion on consumer electronics per year. And that’s spending not profit. AI would need to somehow allow them to sell every phone, laptop, refrigerator, all for 6x more - and without increasing the production cost.

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      It’s 18 times what the entire weapons manufacturers profit is yearly. If you’re conservative (so if you lie or low ball on purpose) the US defense budget is a trillion each year (it’s more) then that’s 6 times the entire yearly defense spending budget.

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      Imagine buying every orchard in the world and trying to fund it by setting up a lemonade stand.