Chapter 12, claim 3, the count

The test. Weakens if, in the four quarters to 30 September 2028, Data Center Watch counts fewer projects blocked or delayed than the at least 45, valued at nearly $68 billion, that it counted in the second quarter of 2026 alone. If the tracker has published none for those quarters by that day, the limb is unscored.

a mixed or partial reading At least 45 projects in the second quarter of 2026, valued at nearly $68 billion, figures for delay, not prevention.

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Chapter 12 — Cross-Examination

The book’s own thesis put on trial: five claims, each scored against the record and given a dated test that could prove it wrong.

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@misc{dryburgh-chapter-12-claim-3-the-count-2026,
  author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
  title = {{Chapter 12, claim 3, the count}},
  howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/tests/2028-15},
  note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}