AI boom seen bringing short-term inflation pain, little GDP gain in US

EconomyEconomic growth benefits have mainly gone to South Korea, other chip exportersWhile U.S. data center construction is pushing up semiconductor prices, South Korean exporters like SK Hynix have reaped the benefits of the AI boom. (Source photos by Reuters)IORI KAWATEJuly 30, 2026 01:12 JSTWASHINGTON -- As the U.S. pours hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure, the hoped-for boost to economic growth has been limited, though exporters such as South Korea are booming.