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As recently as yesterday, 32 GB of RAM for a PC was a routine purchase; today it looks like a full-fledged investment appreciating faster than gold and certainly faster than bitcoin. What is increasingly resembles a brewing crisis: the race to ramp up AI capacity is often coming at the expense of other sectors, and manufacturers whose products have had the good fortune to become coveted in this race are quick to reshuffle priorities, with little concern for the consequences for ordinary users.

Large language models have arrived in lecture halls, simulation centers, and clinic corridors faster than the curricula can be adapted to accommodate them. What kind of doctor will it help produce, and at what cost?

The traditional model of “informed consent” is ceasing to work in a world of big data and AI, where information is endlessly recombined and repurposed. Experts show that real power over data is now concentrated in the hands of platforms, while the promised autonomy of users turns into an illusion. Regulators are trying to intervene, but without new approaches to data governance, “free choice” will remain a ritual rather than a safeguard.