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- 1AI buildout called biggest infrastructure bet in US history▼Brookings researcher says AI buildout will be the biggest infrastructure bet in US history
A Brookings Institution researcher argues that the current AI buildout will amount to the largest infrastructure investment bet in United States history, surpassing previous eras of massive spending on railroads, highways, and telecommunications. The claim underscores the enormous scale of capital flowing into data centers, chips, and energy capacity to support artificial intelligence development.