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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Austan Goolsbee says price pressures linked to AI investment are spreading beyond data centres and their suppliers. Futurism reports his remarks via Semafor, placing the AI build-out among the demand pressures complicating the fight against inflation.

That matters because higher interest rates can make borrowing more expensive for the same companies racing to build AI infrastructure. Goolsbee said he was increasingly concerned about overheating demand; his comments are a warning, not proof that AI investment alone is driving inflation.

Discuss: If AI infrastructure spending is adding to inflation, should central banks treat it as a reason to raise rates even if that makes the build-out more expensive?

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