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Sizing the AI Bubble 2025 Oct 15    futurism.com
All this AI bullshit doesn't make money. That's been pretty clear since the get-go. But this Futurism article digs into exactly how bad it is, and then this second article points out how our entire economy is currently being propped up by spending on AI equipment. But don't worry, as Fortune points out, AI isn't only the cause of all our economic problems, it is also the solution – just don't ask for specifics on how that works.

They quote Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockefeller International:
What that suggests is that AI better deliver for the U.S., or its economy and markets will lose the one leg they are now standing on.