The RAM situation (all manufacturers decided they'd make more profit producing solely for AI data centers) reminds me of that one theory that says in the end capitalism will realize it does not need the consumer.
consumers can't be trusted to demand the right things, so we have to take their money and make those decisions for them, for their own good!
@vic seems to be the case. It boils down to the purpose and efficacy of those AI data centers.
Where does "industry" get its money from, though? Nobody is buying AI except the government.