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The Many-Body Problem of the Data Centre
arXiv:2606. 30206v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Modern Artificial Intelligence is often framed as limited by its own disembodiment, as if giving it a body would unlock its true potential.
The Many-Body Problem of the Data Centre
Modern Artificial Intelligence is often framed as limited by its own disembodiment, as if giving it a body would unlock its true potential. We argue to the contrary that it is the Data Centre that is, in many cases, the body of the AI.
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