The article argues that AI data centers face a $4.9 trillion gap: Gartner estimates their owners need $8.5 trillion in revenue through 2030 to cover spending, financing costs and expected returns, but AI revenue from those facilities is forecast at no more than $3.6 trillion. Bain projects that AI infrastructure spending could reach $1.5 trillion a year by 2031, requiring a $6 trillion AI market against roughly $1.8 trillion today, which leaves $4.2 trillion unaccounted for. AI-related debt is surging, with Goldman Sachs pegging global supply at $489 billion this year, and Bank of America says AI borrowing is potentially crowding out long-end Treasury demand as long-term borrowing costs hit a 25-year high. The author expects a correction that would fall on workers and small investors, and compares the situation to the dot-com bubble of 2000.
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