AI companies are hiding a growing pile of off-balance-sheet debt
technewssss · hn · 2026-07-23
A Futurism article argues that AI companies are accumulating a “staggering” amount of off-balance-sheet debt, suggesting the real cost of building AI infrastructure may be hidden from investors.
The post itself is only a link, but the angle is clear: AI’s capital needs are increasingly being financed through structures that don’t always show up cleanly on company balance sheets.
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