AI industry faces $6T revenue, copyright and data center hurdles

The AI industry faces overlapping problems: revenue must reach about $6 trillion to rival the car industry, and large language models face copyright disputes. Data center buildout is slowed by permits, hardware shortages and public opposition, with fewer than 140 fully operational.

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