Broadcom is reportedly discussing up to $100B in debt financing for AI infrastructure — smart investment or growing risk?

Broadcom is reportedly in talks with lenders to raise more than $60 billion in debt for an AI chip financing deal. The proposed structure could include roughly $60–70 billion in senior-secured debt plus around $30 billion in junior debt, potentially taking the total financing to as much as $100 billion. The financing is expected to support AI infrastructure and could benefit companies such as Anthropic and potentially other major AI firms. What interests me is the bigger trend. AI infrastructure is becoming so capital-intensive that the industry is increasingly turning to debt markets, private credit and other financing structures—not just traditional venture capital or corporate cash. That could accelerate AI development dramatically. But it also raises a question: If AI infrastructure spending keeps growing at this pace, how much of the future AI boom will ultimately depend on borrowed money? Is this simply the next stage of infrastructure financing, or could leverage become one of the biggest risks in the AI industry?