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AI supply deals face uncertainty despite long-term AI demand

The Wall Street Journal Markets reports that the large, long-term supply arrangements being marketed to support the AI boom are less secure than they may appear.

The coverage highlights that even prominent participants promoting long duration plans, including SK Hynix, are not fully insulated from uncertainty around whether these arrangements will hold as expected.

According to the report, this creates a more complicated backdrop for the so-called AI supply frenzy, where promised capacity and procurement commitments may not translate into guaranteed outcomes over time.

The article frames the issue as a risk to the assumption that AI related supply deals are effectively assured, even when they are structured as long-term agreements.

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