AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
THE SO WHAT
When Google’s capex guide jumps to as much as $205 billion and spooks investors, the era of “AI at any cost” is over in public markets. If you’re pitching AI initiatives internally, assume a higher bar: clear unit economics, workload-specific ROI, and credible plans to avoid runaway infra spend.
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