WSJ Catches Up, Discovers AI's Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter

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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-08-18 13:29 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Technology & AI, Financial Markets, Law & Courts, Tax & Budget
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More than two months ago, long before most Wall Street analysts had any clue that the bulk of the AI buildout commitments were diligently hidden in various off-balance sheet SPVs and other (perfectly legal) accounting gimmicks, we wrote a lengthy article detailing just that, and explaining why far beyond the $1 trillion (and rapidly rising) in annual plain vanilla capex -- all of which now has to be funded through debt issuance since free cash flow across the hyperscaler universe
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