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Big Technology Podcast · Wednesday, August 12, 2026

AI Investment Projections Skyrocket to $1.5 Trillion Next Year

The podcast transcript reveals staggering projected capital expenditures for AI infrastructure, with Big Tech alone expected to spend around $700 billion this year, up from $350-400 billion last year. Projections for next year are even more dramatic, with an estimated $1.5 trillion in CapEx.

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So we're looking this year, it's looking like big tech alone will put something like 700 billion in towards CapEx this year. I think last year was something like 350 to 400 billion and next year is projected to be 1.5 trillion.
Paul Kedrosky
Heard on Big Technology Podcast — “Here's How The AI Bubble Bursts — With Paul Kedrosky, published Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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