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Big tech backs up to $300bn in AI debt via off-balance-sheet guarantees
Original: “ #BigTech companies are rapidly expanding their use of #guarantees to back debt for #AI #datacentres and #chips , issui
Major technology companies are rapidly expanding their use of financial guarantees to back debt raised for AI datacentres and chips, issuing up to $300bn in commitments in under a year. Analysts note much of this exposure is recorded off their balance sheets, raising questions about transparency and hidden risk in the AI investment boom.
Why now: Off-balance-sheet AI financing at such scale raises concerns about hidden leverage and systemic risk in the AI buildout
Big TechAI datacentresAdam Tooze
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- “ #BigTech companies are rapidly expanding their use of #guarantees to back debt for #AI #datacentres and #chips , issuing up to $300bn in commitments in less than a year while recording little of that exposure on their #balancesheets ” adamtooze.substack.com/p/top-links-... · dbcurren.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 2
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