--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "cf297f951c05ad3a962cf0f62e702212b210aa89ce6c8a75336fd298f0c7d649" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/cf297f95?lang=en" title: "AI Data Center Debt Hits $1.3 Trillion Threatening Investors" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-07T11:53:53.000Z" category: "Infra" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/ai-data-center-debt-hits-13-trillion-threatening-investors-c7dd56ee","https://x.com/WSJ/status/2103678707630035275","https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2107795577702691247","https://x.com/BobEUnlimited/status/2104198134754652251","https://x.com/edzitron/status/2106097598608072707","https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2103004258383900782","https://x.com/GlobalMktObserv/status/2104993385639502322","https://huggingnews.com/ai/ai-data-center-debt-hits-13-trillion-threatening-investors-c7dd56ee"] summary: "Borrowed capital has become the primary engine for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence facilities across the United States, with developers raising at least $1.3T in debt, which a Columbia University economist warns could trigger investor wipeouts if asset values drop by 10%." --- # AI Data Center Debt Hits $1\.3 Trillion Threatening Investors > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-07T11:53:53.000Z **Category:** Infra **Topics:** funding ## Summary Borrowed capital has become the primary engine for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence facilities across the United States, with developers raising at least $1\.3T in debt, which a Columbia University economist warns could trigger investor wipeouts if asset values drop by 10%\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]()