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AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart

National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-09-20): Warnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week. But even amid the omens of apocalypse , it is still worth asking if… Primary source: original at Guardian Markets (theguardian.com).

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AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart

Warnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week. But even amid the omens of apocalypse, it is still worth asking if the entire AI-industrial complex is sailing towards a financial iceberg.

It will hardly be our most pressing concern if the bots are poised to take over the world, but a collapse of the AI bubble would have repercussions far beyond the US.

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