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A steep tech sell-off has investors questioning whether next year’s forecast $1.2 trillion AI infrastructure spend will materialise, CNBC reports. One investor told the broadcaster that restrictions on data-centre construction could change the growth outlook.
Why it mattersThe Nasdaq fell 5% on Thursday, while the semiconductor ETF cited by CNBC dropped 11%. Those market moves do not settle whether AI investment is slowing, but they show how quickly expectations can shift when future data-centre capacity looks less certain. Some investors quoted by CNBC still see demand for computing capacity as strong. The awkward question is whether the build-out is delayed, repriced, or simply being judged more harshly by markets.
Discuss: Which would matter more: evidence that AI demand is weakening, or proof that data-centre projects are getting harder to build?
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