Rise of the Machine : AI clusters are the new Cathedrals.

Open Source Research Mosaic

The history of enterprise computing shows a consistent oscillation between centralization and decentralization, scarcity and abundance. The foundational era saw the dominance of the mainframe, described as the "Cathedral" or the "Glass House," which demanded massive upfront capital expenditure,. These systems were large, physical installations that required stringent environmental control, an engineering challenge related to heat management that has forcefully returned in the modern AI era,. Access to these scarce resources was controlled by a specialized group of operators, forming a "Priesthood",. Programmers submitted their work in the form of punch cards, leading...