# Why tariffs are kryptonite to the AI business

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/why-tariffs-are-kryptonite-to-the-ai-business/
- Published: 2025-04-09T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: HUNG QUACH from Pixabay. Article by Scott Rosenberg. Axios – April 8, 2025. The AI industry’s two-and-a-half-year investment spree is about to enter a new phase of turmoil and doubt thanks to President Trump’s massive tariffs. Why it matters: Key industry players backed Trump or made nice with him after his election win, but the centerpiece of his economic policy makes an AI slowdown — or even a crash — much more likely. The big picture: The AI giants need cheap data and cheap energy to keep building bigger models, and mountains of cash to pay for it all. […] Click here to view original web page at www.axios.com Related articles: Transcript: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 6, 2025 – CBS News ‘Remake entire US economic order’: CNBC host predicts Trump won’t ‘back down’ – Raw Story Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Fired federal workers could fill factory jobs created under Trump – Washington Times How long will it take to build new manufacturing facilities in response to tariffs? – KSHB 41 U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains – NPR Fired Federal Workers Flood ‘Brutally Competitive’ Job Market – Newsweek