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AI Capex Versus Legal Exposure — Clarity Today

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AI Capex Versus Legal Exposure

How platform AI infrastructure spending compares in scale with regulatory and litigation liabilities.

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Meta's record child-safety settlement buys off a $200bn trial for about 6 cents on the dollar

The states' lawyers were playing for roughly $200 billion. Meta's guaranteed payment is about $12.1 billion spread over ten years, and a third of the headline number depends on TikTok and YouTube.

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Adoption20
Hype gap+35
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