Why investors should be concerned about the growing backlash to AI data centers
(By Samuel O’Brient) –
Max Kulyk, CEO of wealth management firm Chicory Wealth, said that his team regards it as a significant risk that is likely to get worse. “A slowdown results in fewer orders for the physical inputs and semiconductors into datacenters, while also limiting the compute available for AI models,” he said. “It could also delay revenue for some companies that took on large amounts of debt to finance their datacenter buildouts. This outcome hurts semiconductors, physical AI inputs, and hyperscalers alike.”
August 30, 2026 / by Liv Gagnon
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