The Download: AI's trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI's biology data bid
The DownloadThe Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bidPlus: Nvidia and Meta CEOs have rejected calls for a coordinated AI slowdown. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of uncertainties. So she started with a “remarkable fact” that is not in question: a handful of so-called hyperscalers are investing huge amounts of money to build AI data centers.
- ▪The DownloadThe Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bidPlus: Nvidia and Meta CEOs have rejected calls for a coordinated AI slowdown.
- ▪What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of uncertainties.
- ▪So she started with a “remarkable fact” that is not in question: a handful of so-called hyperscalers are investing huge amounts of money to build AI data centers.
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The DownloadThe Download: AI’s trillion-dollar gamble and OpenAI’s biology data bidPlus: Nvidia and Meta CEOs have rejected calls for a coordinated AI slowdown. By Thomas Macaulayarchive pageSeptember 16, 2026 This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of uncertainties. So she started with a “remarkable fact” that is not in question: a handful of so-called hyperscalers are investing huge amounts of money to build AI data centers.
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