# Corporate Finance Explained | The Finance of the AI Buildout

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Podcast: [FinPod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/finpod-6894559)
Published: 2026-06-23T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.corporatefinanceinstitute.com/239
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## Resource

What happens when the biggest AI companies in the world borrow hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure before the demand is fully proven? In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained, we unpack the corporate finance behind the AI boom and explore how Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet are funding one of the largest private capital investment cycles in modern history. With projected AI infrastructure spending approaching $700 billion, the real story is not the technology itself. It's the debt, capital structures, and financial risk sitting beneath the headlines. We break down how hyperscalers are using project finance, special purpose vehicles (SPVs), private credit, and long-term power contracts to build massive AI data centers at unprecedented speed. Along the way, we examine the growing debate around GPU depreciation, AI infrastructure economics, and whether today's AI buildout resembles past capital cycles like railroads and telecom networks.

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