The AI Debt Trap: Big Tech's Faustian Bargain Big Tech is increasingly reliant on debt to fund its artificial intelligence ambitions. Goldman Sachs predicts that by 2027, more than a third of the estimated $1.
14 trillion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure will be funded through debt.
The five largest hyperscalers – Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Oracle – have been pouring billions into data centers, cloud computing, and other AI related investments.