Off-balance-sheet AI debt of US tech giants nearly doubles in half a year
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Nikkei reports that AI-related off-balance-sheet debt of US tech giants has nearly doubled in six months, reaching approximately $3.2 trillion. The scale of these commitments and obligations is already equivalent to 80% of their assets. The report says investors are increasingly concerned about seemingly endless AI spending.
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U.S. tech giants' off-balance-sheet debt from AI-related obligations has nearly doubled in six months to about $3.2 trillion, according to Nikkei Asia. The report says these commitments and obligations have reached 80% of assets, and that investors are increasingly alarmed by seemingly unending spending.
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