AI buildout to cost $10.3 trillion to finance through 2032, topping all prior US investment booms
KyeGomezB · x · 2026-10-12
- A new Brookings study estimates financing the US AI buildout will cost $10.3 trillion from 2025 to 2032, an average of 3.63% of GDP per year.
- Relative to the economy, that exceeds the canal, railroad, electrification, highway, and telecom booms — making it the biggest investment boom in US history.
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