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AI needs $6 trillion annual revenue to justify data centre spending

Original: AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom

A new analysis argues the AI industry must generate roughly $6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to justify the enormous capital being poured into data centres worldwide. The figure highlights the widening gap between infrastructure investment and actual AI earnings, fueling debate over whether the current spending boom resembles a bubble.

Why now: Investors and technologists are questioning whether massive data centre investments can ever pay off.

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