Tech Giants Locked in $1 Trillion AI Data Center Leases, Criticized as 'Self-Sabotage'
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-05
Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Amazon, and Alphabet have committed over $1 trillion in future AI data center lease payments. Critics argue this industry-wide FOMO bet is the greatest act of self-sabotage in industrial history, warning it could evaporate 25% of the economy.
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