Re:US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 m...
by refurb on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:19PM
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Yup. This is terrible financial reporting.
One thing the tech giants are worried about are being left behind on expanding their compute. So what do they do? Sign a contract to agree to purchase $XT in compute over the next X years. It’s like buying an option - it’s a right, not an obligation to purchase.
If I were an investor and spent $10,000 to buy an option to purchase $1,000,000 in Google stock, it’s not “$1,000,000 in hidden debt”
One thing the tech giants are worried about are being left behind on expanding their compute. So what do they do? Sign a contract to agree to purchase $XT in compute over the next X years. It’s like buying an option - it’s a right, not an obligation to purchase.
If I were an investor and spent $10,000 to buy an option to purchase $1,000,000 in Google stock, it’s not “$1,000,000 in hidden debt”