US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 months

US tech giants’ hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 months

Google, Meta, others’ commitments and obligations reach 80% of assets

谷歌、Meta 等公司的承诺与债务已达到其资产的 80%。

An Amazon data center in the U.S. state of Indiana. Tech giants are pouring money into such AI infrastructure. © Reuters

位于美国印第安纳州的一处亚马逊数据中心。科技巨头们正将资金源源不断地投入此类人工智能基础设施中。© 路透社

PALO ALTO, California — U.S. tech giants’ off-balance-sheet debt from artificial intelligence-related obligations continues to balloon, almost doubling in six months to about $3.2 trillion, with investors increasingly alarmed by seemingly unending spending.

加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托——美国科技巨头因人工智能相关义务而产生的表外债务持续膨胀，在六个月内几乎翻了一番，达到约 3.2 万亿美元，投资者对这种看似无止境的支出感到日益担忧。