Apollo's Torsten Slok finds AI data-center capex rising from 1.4% to 3.1% of U.S. GDP by 2027, nearly double the annual pace of the 2002-2005

US hyperscaler AI capex could hit $916 billion and exceed $1.17 trillion next year, nearly tripling the telecom boom as a share of GDP.

US data center construction spending hit $68B annualized, up 46% YoY, as Bitcoin miners pivot to AI infrastructure and hyperscalers ramp capex.