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Google: US$ 1.19 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI commitments(stacker.news)
Google has made significant off-balance-sheet commitments totaling $1.19 trillion related to artificial intelligence (AI), with only $113 billion reflected on its balance sheet as debt and lease liabilities. The remaining $1.08 trillion consists of data center contracts and purchase commitments that have not yet commenced, meaning 90% of Google's committed payments are not accounted for in traditional debt metrics. Although this massive financial obligation does not pose a solvency issue for the cash-rich company, it highlights the enormous scale of Google's investment in AI and the substantial capital expenditures already locked in, regardless of potential revenue generation.