09:04 AM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) must double its computing capacity every six months in order to meet demand for artificial intelligence services, Amin Vahdat, a vice president at Google Cloud, told employees, according to a presentation viewed by CNBC.

"Now we must double every 6 months.... the next 1000x in 4-5 years," the slide said, CNBC reported Friday.

"The competition in AI infrastructure is the most critical and also the most expensive part of the AI race," he said at the Nov. 6 meeting, according to the report.

Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and Finance Chief Anat Ashkenazi also attended the all-hands meeting and fielded questions, including those about a potential AI bubble, the report said.

Google ( GOOG ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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