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# AI’s hidden storage bill: What inference leaves behind

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**Published:** 2026-10-22T08:41:18.000Z
**Category:** Data
**Topics:** inference, data\-engineering

## Summary

Enterprises need economically scalable capacity to keep pace with the data created by AI inference\.

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- [Story source](<https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/22/1146948/ais-hidden-storage-bill-what-inference-leaves-behind/>)