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While equity investors continue to celebrate booming demand for AI chips and data-center servers, credit markets are increasingly flagging risky financing structures and rising debt costs tied to AI infrastructure buildouts. Analysts warn that the debt-fueled expansion underpinning the AI boom could represent a growing vulnerability even as stock valuations remain elevated. The warning adds to a broader debate among strategists and investors about whether the rapid pace of AI-related capital spending is being adequately supported by sound credit fundamentals, or whether it is masking underlying financial stress that could resurface if growth expectations falter.