SMRTR AIAug 13, 2026Hacker News

AI's $1.65T Hidden Debt Problem

AI's $1.65T Hidden Debt Problem

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Major tech companies are quietly piling up $1.65 trillion in hidden debt through off-balance-sheet deals, unstarted leases, and GPU-backed loans to fund the AI buildout. Nvidia is even financing its own customers in a circular money loop, while the industry needs $2 trillion in annual revenue by 2030 but currently earns a fraction of that.

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