Big Tech’s AI Spending Could Surpass U.S. Defense Budget by 2027
AI spending by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle could exceed U.S. defense spending as a share of GDP by 2027.
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AI spending by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle could exceed U.S. defense spending as a share of GDP by 2027.
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