Tech companies are scrambling to keep up with skyrocketing AI demand. And many are investing billions in the buildout of AI data centers, with some estimates placing the combined capital expenditures of the largest firms at up to $700 billion.
“We have only just begun this buildout,” Huang wrote. “We are a few hundred billion dollars into it. Trillions of dollars of infrastructure still need to be built.”
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Despite those dismal predictions, Huang paints an optimistic picture of AI’s role in the workforce, framing it as a tool that enhances human capability rather than a threat to someone’s 9-to-5.
“A radiologist’s purpose is to care for patients,” he wrote. “When AI takes on more of the routine work, radiologists can focus on judgment, communication, and care. Hospitals become more productive. They serve more patients. They hire more people.”
