KKR: AI buildout needs $8 trillion in new capital

KKR released a report estimating that financing the global AI buildout will require about $8 trillion in capital expenditures. Traditional public equity and debt markets alone cannot supply that amount, the firm says.

• KKR puts AI infrastructure capital needs at $8 trillion
• Public equity and debt markets alone can't cover it
• Report presented by KKR's Christopher Sheldon, co-head of credit and markets