News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 months. Parent comment

Re:US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 m... by seizethecheese on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:27PM (#50359641)
Naive question: are you conflating debt with liabilities? Are these two separate technical terms or are they the same?

To my lay understanding, debt means a loan you have to pay back, whereas liabilities are everything you're on the hook for.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 m... by kshri24 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:36PM (#50359720)
A debt is a liability. But not all liabilities are debts.
[ Parent | on HN ]