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Podcast: Excess Returns
Episode: The $5 Trillion Question | Kai Wu on the Risks of the Mag Seven's Big AI CapEx Bet
Description: Kai Wu of Sparkline Capital joins Excess Returns to discuss his paper Surviving the AI CapEx Boom. In this episode, Kai breaks down the unprecedented level of investment in AI infrastructure, why today’s AI buildout mirrors past technology booms, and what it all means for investors. He explores the parallels between AI and historic bubbles, the implications of massive corporate CapEx spending, and where value might ultimately be captured as the cycle plays out.Topics covered:Why big tech’s CapEx spending has exploded and how much they’re investingThe trillions in rev...