2027 will be peak year of AI compute constraint; relief arrives in 2028, analyst argues
BenBajarin · x · 2026-09-05
Ben Bajarin cites a UBS report on peak-year growth: AI still grows YoY, just at lower percentages. He doubles down on his 2027 peak-constraint thesis — recent hardware earnings confirm demand runs 115-120% above annual capacity, while semiconductor and power supply chains ramp slowly. Capacity funded in 2026 starts contributing through 2027 but won't deliver mature yields until 2028, leaving pockets of underpriced relief in 2028 and faster unit growth through 2030.
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