Brad Gerstner: AI buildout hinges on revenue keeping its steep growth curve
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-16
Investor Brad Gerstner argues the AI trade needs revenue to keep growing on its current steep curve for the datacenter buildout to continue—framing the sustainability of massive AI capex as entirely dependent on revenue growth rates.
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