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An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks

The Guardian UK Sunday 23 August 2026, 14:00 UTC By Gene Marks 1 min read
Key Points

Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in the past and they are recoverableSome experts are warning of a looming “debt bomb” crisis because big datacenter builders such as Meta, Oracle, xAI and CoreWeave are not only raising billions to construct these facilities but are also not recognizing these long-term debt obligations on their balance sheets. Should we be concerned?

Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in the past and they are recoverable

Some experts are warning of a looming “debt bomb” crisis because big datacenter builders such as Meta, Oracle, xAI and CoreWeave are not only raising billions to construct these facilities but are also not recognizing these long-term debt obligations on their balance sheets.

Should we be concerned? No. I know because I’ve seen this movie before.

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