AI hyperscalers may need to raise productivity 2.7 times by 2030 to justify nearly $1.1 trillion in infrastructure spending through 2027, according to new research.
MIT Technology Review examined research from Jessica Wachter, a Wharton finance professor, and coauthor Jonathan Wachter, who based their estimate on spending by Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle. Their analysis says the sector would need a 2.7-fold productivity increase by 2030 after ac…
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- 2026-09-24 09:07 · r/artificial
AI hyperscalers may need to raise productivity 2.7 times by 2030 to justify nearly $1.1 trillion in infrastructure spending through 2027, according to new research.
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