We often hear that AI will make us more productive and create enormous wealth. But before those benefits arrive, someone has to pay for the infrastructure that makes AI possible. The AI revolution is driving unprecedented investment in semiconductors, data centers, electricity, networking, software, and highly skilled talent. These costs are reshaping the global economy and may be contributing to higher prices across multiple industries. In this video, I explore why the risin

AI is transforming every industry—but its impact goes far beyond chatbots and intelligent software. Behind every AI model is an enormous physical infrastructure of data centers, semiconductors, power grids, and cooling systems. As this infrastructure rapidly expands, its costs increasingly affect businesses, consumers, and the global economy. In this short video, MAILab explores the hidden economic costs behind the AI boom—and why understanding them is essential for anyone fo