The Cascade Graph
An interactive map of AI and energy constraints
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Hello, I wanted to share with you all a interactive map of the economics and physics constraints of the AI buildout. It has macro drivers, industrial chokepoints, and where that shows up in markets.I've added 393 nodes and 562 edges to capture other supply / physics constraints as well.There's no sign up, and no pay wall, it's all free.Please let me know what you think!
HN · launched Jun 23, 2026 · 26 upvotes (top 22%) · 0 views
Niche: ai intelligence and analysis tools · 141 launches, 17 in the last 7 days ▲ +13% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Energy & climate
- Analytics & BI
- B2B
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Partial The interactive graph visualization is standard frontend development (e.g., Cytoscape, D3, or React Flow), but curating and maintaining 393 nodes and 562 edges of macroeconomic and physics supply chain data requires deep domain research.
What it would actually take: The frontend is easily implemented using React and a graph rendering library like Sigma.js, Cytoscape, or React Flow, backed by a simple SQLite or Postgres database storing nodes, edges, and metadata. The hard requirement is the proprietary industry analysis, continuous gathering of semiconductor manufacturing bottlenecks, electrical grid constraints, and specialized hardware pricing to populate a credible supply chain model.
Discussion
12 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: bomwiki.com (dependency graph for machine parts)
Concerns raised: Too laborious (attempted similar project 10 years ago), Mobile usability issues with scroll behavior, Rhetorical framing reduces persuasiveness
Feature requests: Open source the underlying data source, Make data available as wiki for community contribution, Tone down rhetorical language in presentation
Competitors
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Attention rank: #108 of 557 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 235 days after the earliest competitor.
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