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The biggest investment in history? #Shorts

November 2, 2026
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What if building artificial intelligence infrastructure rivaled the biggest investment booms in history?

What if building artificial intelligence infrastructure rivaled the biggest investment booms in history?

Economist Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh estimates that the United States could invest $10.3 trillion in AI infrastructure between 2025 and 2032. His calculation amounts to around 3.6% of the US economy each year.

For context, he compares that scale with the railway boom, which he estimates at around 2.2% annually. But this is not an inevitable bill: if demand falls or financing becomes more difficult, some projects could be canceled.

The figure is impressive; the outcome still depends on what actually gets built.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/NHCPCOO1dWg

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