Why Mark Cuban says many AI data centers could wind up as 'pickleball courts'

Mark Cuban joked that if AI makes many data centers obsolete, they could be converted into pickleball courts — he co-owns the Dallas Flash team.
He argued the AI boom isn’t a dot‑com style bubble but warned it could “destroy” VCs, funds and PE firms that overcommit to AI infrastructure.
Cuban expects technological breakthroughs to make AI cheaper and more efficient, and cautioned that hyperscalers’ massive data‑center spending may be “planning for perfection.”