Big Tech keeps $300bn of AI exposure off balance sheet via guarantees

Financial Times · 5 hours ago
  • Large technology companies are structuring AI commitments through guarantees, leaving about $300bn of exposure off their balance sheets, per the Financial Times.
  • The guarantee structure shifts AI infrastructure obligations into contingent liabilities that investors cannot see in reported debt totals.
  • The FT article sits behind a paywall, so the counterparties, guarantee terms, and named issuers are not disclosed in the available text.

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Big Tech uses guarantees to keep $300bn of AI exposure off balance sheetsFinancial Times

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