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AI bubble fears grow as megadeals proliferate

Oct 24, 2025, 7:24am EDT
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Open AI and Anthropic logos.
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Two more AI megadeals further raised concerns about a possible bubble. Anthropic announced a cloud-computing deal with Google allowing it to use a million custom-made chips, at a cost of perhaps $35 billion, while Oracle was reportedly close to finalizing the development of two major data centers, set to power OpenAI’s models, for $38 billion.

Big Tech companies say their AI revenue is increasing: Anthropic projects income of $26 billion by the end of next year. But analysts are concerned that AI investment is outstripping earnings. OpenAI has spent $500 billion on infrastructure, CNBC reported, but makes just $13 billion in annual revenue.

A chart showing global private investment in AI.
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