Gartner forecasts up to $3.5 trillion in AI infrastructure write-downs by 2030
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Gartner forecasts nearly $1 trillion in AI infrastructure spending in 2026 and another $6 trillion from 2027 to 2030.
The firm says more than $3.5 trillion of that spending could need write-downs by the end of 2030 because revenue will not cover costs. Gartner names neoclouds as the most exposed, saying their market grows too slowly to let them recoup investments before current AI chips are replaced.
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXGartner says AI infrastructure spending could face $3.5 trillion in write-downs by 2030AIGartner forecasts nearly $1 trillion in AI infrastructure spending in 2026 and another $6 trillion from 2027 to 2030. It says more than $3.5 trillion of that spending could need write-downs by the end of 2030 because revenue will not cover costs. Neoclouds are the most exposed, since their market grows too slowly to help them recoup investments before current AI chips are replaced.

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