Why slow rotating physical storage ? It not like the AI models generate anything worth retaining in the long term. I assume they are in just running out of ssds so will buy any old drive
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Might also be non-AI consumers reassessing their storage needs. If SSD's are expensive and you don't necessarily NEED the faster speed, you'll hop to the cheaper choice.
If memory & hardware keep skyrocketing, no one will be able to buy a modern computer or phone. And AI will delete itself since no one will have the hardware to even access it.