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Goldman Sees AI Financing Appetite Survive the Market's Reset
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Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon says investor appetite for AI infrastructure financing remains strong despite a reset in AI stocks and political uncertainty surrounding data centers. His assessment separates interest in funding computing infrastructure from recent movement in technology shares. Stock prices and infrastructure financing are different measures. A change in the value of a publicly traded company does not by itself establish whether investors will finance a particular project. Solomon's comments suggest that, in his view, interest in the sector has persisted despite concerns that have affected the market. Data centers require substantial resources, and political uncertainty adds another consideration to decisions already shaped by cost and demand. Strong appetite across a sector is not a guarantee that every proposed project will find financing. Investors still need to assess individual plans and the terms on which money will be supplied. The AI business has become skilled at promising more computing power for almost any task. Its financing still depends on an older business exercise: persuading people that a large bill has a sensible case behind it. Solomon sees plenty of interest at the table, but interest and an agreement on the bill are not quite the same thing.
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