CSIS Issues Commentary: How Tariffs Could Derail the United States' $3 Trillion AI Buildout
August 08, 2025
August 08, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2025:
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How Tariffs Could Derail the United States' $3 Trillion AI Buildout
By Philip Luck
On Wednesday, Trump proposed a 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that could raise the cost of AI servers by as much as 75 percent, disrupting data center economics and pricing smaller firms out of frontier AI development. Current . . .
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How Tariffs Could Derail the United States' $3 Trillion AI Buildout
By Philip Luck
On Wednesday, Trump proposed a 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that could raise the cost of AI servers by as much as 75 percent, disrupting data center economics and pricing smaller firms out of frontier AI development. Current . . .