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AI Demand Begins to Justify Massive Cost of Data-Center Buildout

Research from Exponential View suggests that revenue generated by artificial intelligence is beginning to offset the significant capital expenditures tech companies are pouring into data centers. This shift indicates that the current scale of infrastructure investment may be economically sustainable rather than purely speculative. As companies move past the initial development phase, these financial trends provide evidence that AI-driven services are starting to deliver the tangible returns required to justify massive hardware buildouts.

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