The $80B Data Fortress: Microsoft’s AI Expansion Plan
Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to build AI-enabled data centers, with over half of the spending occurring in the U.S. This initiative aims to strengthen the company’s AI infrastructure to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence workloads.
Jordan Novet writes for CNBC
Microsoft expects to spend 80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post. Over half of Microsoft’s $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote.
Microsoft’s Vice Chair Brad Smith emphasized the importance of private capital in maintaining the U.S.'s leadership in the global AI race.