AI Lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend Money to Make Money
Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft and Alphabet someday. But expect deeper investments before gains trickle to the bottom line, the companies said on Tuesday. Microsoft said costs rose sharply as it built new data centers to support AI and that capital expenditures will continue to rise as it buys chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp to power those data centers, Reuters said. The Windows maker's shares were down more than 4% in premarket trading on Wednesday, while Alphabet gained nearly 7%.