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Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom

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English

Investors are growing concerned about the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending by major tech companies like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, which plan to spend over $740 billion this year. Despite significant investments, many of these companies are reporting negative free cash flow and increasing debt, raising doubts about the return on these expenditures.

中文

投资者对大型科技公司（如Alphabet、亚马逊、Meta和微软）在人工智能基础设施上的支出可持续性越来越担忧，这些公司计划在今年花费超过7400亿美元。尽管有大量投资，但许多公司报告了负自由现金流和增加的债务，使这些支出的回报产生疑问。