They signed long term contracts for the hardware delivery over years. AI investment is approaching 1 trillion per year and expected to grow to well over 1 trill

They signed long term contracts for the hardware delivery over years. AI investment is approaching 1 trillion per year and expected to grow to well over 1 trillion per year. [1] Even over their many years, projects like the Manhattan Project, the Apollo Program, or the U.S. Interstate Highway System never added up to that. [2] Is your argument that there is insufficient AI spending at present as they aren’t also taking on building their own fabs? [1] https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2026/global-investment-in-ai-infrastructure.html https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2026/glob... [2] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/19/visualising-ai-spending-how-does-it-compare-with-historys-mega-projects https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/19/visualising-ai-spen...