Did you know? Currently, the capital expenditure of tech giants has reached about 1.9% of GDP. How exaggerated is this number?



Looking at it in a historical context makes it clear. During the peak of nationwide broadband construction? It only accounted for 1.2% of GDP. And those major projects we learned about in textbooks—1949's rise of the electricity industry accounted for 0.6%, the Apollo moon landing program also 0.6%, the interstate highway system in the 1960s was similarly 0.6%, and even the Manhattan Project in the 1940s only accounted for 0.4%.

In other words, a year's worth of capital expenditure by current tech companies is almost more than the total scale of these largest projects in history combined. What’s behind this? An investment frenzy in the field of artificial intelligence. This level of enthusiasm has never been seen before in history. The market is betting on the future, and the stakes are unprecedented.
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ReverseTrendSistervip
· 7h ago
Wow, these numbers are really outrageous, crazier than the moon landing... Is the AI bubble about to burst?
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Whale_Whisperervip
· 11h ago
I just want to say, these numbers are really terrifying... The speed at which AI is burning through money has already surpassed any project in human history. Who would have thought?
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WhaleWatchervip
· 01-11 21:26
The chip arms race is crazier than the moon landing program; capital is truly all in.
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CountdownToBrokevip
· 01-11 10:55
1.9%?Wow, that's an even crazier number than the moon landing. The AI bubble is about to burst, feels like it's gone too far. Really? More intense than the Manhattan Project? Then we better bet right. This is the cost of all-in AI, either take off or go down with the ship. History-making level madness, I'm honestly a bit scared. Tech giants are going all-in, betting on the entire future. Oh my, they must be extremely bullish on AI, the stakes are outrageous.
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TokenomicsPolicevip
· 01-11 10:51
I'm stunned, AI's gamble is truly outrageous... even more intense than the Manhattan Project?
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faded_wojak.ethvip
· 01-11 10:48
This is just a Ponzi scheme, stacking the greatest projects in history on a single AI dream, lol. Either become a god or eat dirt.
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PaperHandSistervip
· 01-11 10:45
Wow, these numbers are outrageous. Is it even more intense than the Manhattan Project? AI is really all in this time.
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StablecoinGuardianvip
· 01-11 10:29
Damn, as soon as these numbers came out, I was stunned. Is this even more intense than the Manhattan Project? AI is really about to take off.
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