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AI must earn $6 trillion a year to fund data centre buildout

Original: AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom

A new analysis estimates the AI industry will need roughly $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify the massive spending on data centres now underway. The figure highlights the gap between infrastructure investment and current AI earnings, fuelling debate over whether the boom is a bubble or a bet worth making.

Why now: The estimate quantifies how far AI revenues must grow to justify record capital spending, feeding concerns about a possible AI bubble.

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