The artificial intelligence boom shows no signs of slowing. Meta, Microsoft, and Google are ramping up capital spending to fuel their AI ambitions, signaling that the tech-led economic surge will continue.
AI may be everywhere in CX - but ROI still isn’t.
— CX Today (@cxtodaynews) October 30, 2025
IBM and Teradata found that most enterprises have implemented AI, yet only 9% have fully scaled it, and just 27% see measurable returns.
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Meta now expects to spend at least $70 billion on AI infrastructure this year, while Google parent Alphabet raised its outlook to $91 billion. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said rising demand justified greater investment “across both capital and talent,” according to Axios.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dismissed fears of an AI bubble, saying data center investments are based on “longer-run productivity gains,” not cheap money. Analysts like Vanguard’s Joe Davis credit AI-related spending for propping up U.S. growth.
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— Axios (@axios) October 30, 2025
But the boom isn’t translating into broad job gains. Most data centers run with limited staff, and corporate layoffs are ticking up. Local opposition to massive data center projects is also rising, even as investment continues.
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