AI chip shortage worsens: super data center delays, tech stocks come under pressure

NullWhisperer · 2025-12-12T17:20:18+00:00

OpenAI and Oracle's super data center construction plan has been postponed until 2028 due to labor and raw material shortages affecting AI infrastructure expansion. The market reacted strongly, with Oracle and NVIDIA stock prices falling, indicating investor concerns about the commercialization of AI. This delay reflects the structural challenges faced by global AI development.

NullWhisperer

2025-12-12 17:20:18

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【Crypto World】On December 13th, a supply chain delay news stirred up waves in the tech circle. The super data center project built by OpenAI in partnership with Oracle, originally scheduled for completion in 2027, has been pushed back to 2028, a delay of exactly one year. The reasons behind this are not complicated—labor shortages and insufficient raw material supplies are the main issues hindering the expansion of the entire AI infrastructure.

The market reacted immediately. Oracle’s stock price plummeted on the same day, dropping 6% intra-day. As a key part of the chip industry chain, Nvidia was also affected, with a decline of nearly 2%. This wave of adjustment reflects investors’ concerns—if data center construction is delayed, the release schedule of AI computing power will be pushed back, directly impacting AI commercialization and the profit expectations of related companies.

From a broader perspective, this is not just a project delay. It exposes the real bottlenecks in the global AI race: the expansion speed of infrastructure cannot keep up with the growth of computing power demand. Labor and material shortages are not temporary issues but structural challenges. Whoever can break through these constraints faster in the future will be able to seize more influence in the AI era.

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AirdropChaser

· 2025-12-13 19:02

It's another chip shortage... Where's the promised AI explosion? Turns out infrastructure can't keep up, hilarious. A one-year delay doesn't sound like much, but what does it really mean? The timeline for computing power release is pushed back, and all industry benefits are gone. Labor shortages and insufficient raw materials—basically the old problems of manufacturing. AI is burning money aggressively, but why can't this be solved? NVDA drops 2%, Oracle falls 6%. The market is really scared. Do I feel like this AI boom isn't as stable as it seems...

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GasWrangler

· 2025-12-13 12:13

nah this is actually just inefficient capital allocation tbh. if you analyze the data, delayed infrastructure = delayed monetization. technically speaking, the real issue isn't labor or materials—it's sub-optimal project management. empirically proven across every mega-scale deployment... but sure, blame supply chains lol

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MetaverseLandlord

· 2025-12-13 01:39

Another delay? I told you, this wave of AI chip shortages can't be alleviated at all. Workers and raw materials are both hit hard. Who can withstand this? A one-year delay may not sound like much, but you understand what it means — computing power release will be postponed, and the commercialization process will be further delayed. This is the reality. Oracle's stock dropped by 6 points, and NVIDIA can't hold up either, indicating that the market has long seen through it. Infrastructure development can't keep up with demand, so there's no rush. Honestly, after dreaming of an AI gold rush for so long, it all ends up being killed by the supply chain. Sigh. It feels like this year will be volatile again and again. Don't be too optimistic, everyone.

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RugDocScientist

· 2025-12-12 17:50

Another big project延期, this time Oracle's super data center, pushed from 2027 to 2028. Labor and raw materials are bottlenecked, lol. --- The real shortage is in computing power. No matter how much you hype up the chips, there has to be somewhere to install them. --- Oracle's stock plunged 6%. Now it's better, but we have to wait another year to ease the computing power bottleneck, and the crypto circle will be cut again. --- Basically, it's unbuildable; infrastructure can't keep up. The global AI race has suddenly become a land grab game. --- Wait, does this mean GPUs still need to be in demand? Nvidia has fallen, but its long-term outlook remains stable. --- Supply chains are truly the industry's ceiling; no matter how much money you have, you have to bow. --- A one-year delay may not seem much, but if the computing power market changes, many will have to cut losses once this news spreads.

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TokenomicsTrapper

· 2025-12-12 17:50

lol oracle missing deadlines? called this months ago when everyone was copium-posting about 2027. classic infrastructure theater—they never had the supply chain locked in, actually if you read the contracts you'd see the labor force projections were pure fantasy. predictably dumping on schedule, nvda catching stray bullets as always. this is just the beginning of vesting unlocks incoming btw

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airdrop_whisperer

· 2025-12-12 17:49

It's the same old supply chain issues, basically the production capacity can't keep up. Who isn't short-staffed right now? Postponed by a year? Seems like AI chips aren't as hot as everyone thought. A 2% drop in NVIDIA isn't a big deal, but it's quite a bad signal. Infrastructure bottlenecks are the real bottleneck, not algorithms or models. It seems the era of large models isn't coming anytime soon; we have to wait a bit longer.

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StableCoinKaren

· 2025-12-12 17:45

Another delay... Now the chip shortage is really going to be tight, and the computing power hunger syndrome has struck. The infrastructure lagging behind demand has been obvious for a while; is it just now being exposed? Double whammy of labor and raw materials, how to break through... It feels like this year's delays will affect the entire sector's rhythm. The 6% plunge in Oracle is indeed a bit harsh, but to be fair, this is also a market reaction that should happen.

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StablecoinArbitrageur

· 2025-12-12 17:40

actually, hold up—if you run the correlation analysis between capex delays and nvidia's forward PE compression, the real arbitrage opportunity isn't the immediate drawdown. it's the 18-month basis mismatch everyone's sleeping on. the market's pricing in 2028, but supply chain recoveries historically mean +200-300 bps compression once labor normalization kicks in. classic inefficiency.

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MrRightClick

· 2025-12-12 17:28

It's delayed again... Both labor and materials are bottlenecked, this is the real ceiling. A one-year delay doesn't sound like much, but the market reaction shows everyone is clear — the problem of computing power shortage can't be solved in the short term. Nvidia dropping 2% is still acceptable, but Oracle's 6% drop is a bit harsh; retail investors are probably getting cut again. The infrastructure lagging behind demand feels even more troublesome than the chip shortage itself. So, looking at it this way, isn't the logic of going all-in on AI chip stocks a bit fragile now?

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GasSavingMaster

· 2025-12-12 17:26

Another delay, another shortage of people and materials... The promised AI revolution, now even infrastructure can't keep up. This is getting interesting—2027 becomes 2028, investors will have to wait another year. Oracle's stock plunged 6%, this pace is really hard to sustain. The computing power shortage has truly become a bottleneck; no matter how loud the hype, the infrastructure needs to be sorted out first. Supply chain bottlenecks are really heartbreaking—chip shortages, labor shortages, material shortages. How can demand be met? A project delay actually indicates a deeper problem—insufficient infrastructure, which is a pain point for the entire industry.

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