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AI capex is a pipe network, not a single bill
Jul 3, 2026SOURCE: medium.com
SO WHAT
The window is shifting from who can spend on AI to who can own the pipes that capture the returns.
The map treats AI spending as layered infrastructure, not one line item. The signal is where the margin settles as the old system moves from software to power, chips, and control.
This is Negative Resistance’s reframed reading of a reported signal. The headline and analysis above are our interpretation through the thousand-day-window lens. The original reporting lives at the source linked above.