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December 23, 2025
The next AI pivot will be toward efficiency and lowering costs, ex-Facebook privacy chief says
Former Facebook privacy chief Chris Kelly said that AI companies will focus on creating efficiencies for training models.
TL;DR
- The next phase of the AI boom will focus on efficiency and streamlining power-intensive infrastructure.
- Companies that achieve breakthroughs in lowering data center costs are expected to emerge as AI winners.
- The data center market has seen over $61 billion in infrastructure dealmaking in 2025.
- OpenAI has made significant AI commitments, including partnerships with Nvidia, Oracle, and Coreweave.
- The power consumption of AI data centers, such as Nvidia and OpenAI's 10-gigawatt project, raises concerns about the electric grid.
- DeepSeek launched an open-source large language model for under $6 million, significantly lower than competitors.
- Chinese players are expected to gain prominence, especially with the approval of Nvidia's H200 chip sales to the country.
- Open-source models, particularly from China, will provide broader access to AI capabilities.
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