Survey Reveals Bloat in Corporate AI Compute Power: Nearly 80% of GPUs Idle Half the Time, 90% of Investments Unaudited
A survey by tech media outlet VentureBeat reveals that 79% of companies have GPU utilization rates below 50%, and 91% of related investments have not undergone a formal ROI audit by their finance departments. Nevertheless, 70% of these low-utilization companies still plan to continue purchasing and deploying new AI computing platforms within the next 12 months.
A recent survey by tech media outlet VentureBeat reveals a disconnect in corporate AI infrastructure spending, characterized by "heavy hoarding but light returns." Among the companies surveyed, a staggering 79% reported that their GPUs are utilized less than 50% of the time on average, and 91% of these related investments have never undergone a formal return-on-investment (ROI) audit by their finance departments. Yet, driven by technological anxiety and an arms race, 70% of these underutilized companies still plan to purchase and deploy new AI computing platforms within the next 12 months. This highlights the hidden capital waste and lack of a closed business loop behind the current frenzy in corporate AI budgets.
Source: VentureBeat