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Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on an AI building boom, constructing massive data centers like a sprawling new complex in Texas. Is this a necessary investment for the future, or are we witnessing the next tech bubble? WSJ’s Berber Jin and Eliot Brown follow the money and consider whether or not it adds up. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
-Artificial: The OpenAI Story
-The Hidden Workforce That Helped Filter Violence and Abuse Out of ChatGPT
-The Unraveling of OpenAI and Microsoft's Bromance
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