伦敦——从未有如此巨额资金涌入一项新技术，正如目前流入AI的资金一样，其规模远超铁路或互联网革命吸纳资本时的投入。
London - Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital.
据普华永道预测，到2050年，全球仅数据中心的累计支出就可能超过30万亿美元，几乎相当于美国国债未偿还余额的价值。
Cumulative spending globally on data centers alone could top $30 trillion by 2050, according to a projection by PwC, almost matching the value of outstanding U.S. Treasuries.
普华永道表示，即使考虑通胀因素，这一数字也“远超”铁路繁荣期或互联网泡沫时期的投入。
It “dwarfs” what was spent in the railroad or dotcom booms, even after adjusting for inflation, PwC said.
与此同时，AI竞赛中的主要企业之一Anthropic计划在未来几年投入5180亿美元，根据其IPO招股说明书，这超过了其2025年收入的100倍以上。
Meanwhile, Anthropic, just one of the major firms in the AI race, plans to spend $518 billion in coming years, according to the IPO prospectus, which is more than 100 times its 2025 revenue.
其支持者称，AI技术将比蒸汽机的出现及其推动的工业化更具变革性。
Its backers say AI technology will be more transformational than the advent of steam engines and the industrialization they powered.