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Brookings researcher says AI buildout will be the biggest infrastructure bet in US history

A Brookings Institution researcher argues that the current artificial intelligence buildout will amount to the biggest infrastructure bet in United States history. The claim points to the enormous scale of spending on data centres, chips, and power capacity being poured into AI development. The assessment highlights concerns about whether such massive investment will pay off, drawing comparisons to historic infrastructure buildouts like railroads and the interstate highway system.

Why now: AI companies are spending unprecedented sums on data centres and computing infrastructure, raising debate about the scale and risk of the investment

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