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AWS chief: AI labs want “gobs and gobs of compute”

Jassy: “As fast as we install AI capacity we’re monetising it” - but need to be "scrappy" getting power is coming with risks.

Edward Targett

Feb 08, 2026 - 4 min read

An AWS Project Rainier data centre. Image credit: AWS

Amazon will spend $200 billion largely on AWS systems in 2026 – because “as fast as we install AI capacity we’re monetising it” said CEO Andy Jassy.

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