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The AI bubble has become a frequent fixture in the financial news cycle as pundits and institutions express their fear that, when it pops, it could drag the global economy into crisis. Central bankers and institutions like the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are sounding alarms about debt-fueled AI investments, overexuberance, fragile funding structures, and […]

People love to lie to themselves, particularly about themselves. This has been true throughout all of history, and it is now revealing itself to be even more true because of incredible material abundance and new technologies. Artificial intelligence is explicitly sycophantic, but there has always been a large market for things that can increase the […]

Americans are increasingly anxious about artificial intelligence and what it means for their jobs, and politicians on both sides of the Pacific have begun promising to manage the transition. But the real question isn’t whether AI will displace certain jobs (that kind of creative destruction is the normal engine of economic progress); it’s whether the […]

Whether one is a fan or a foe of AI, almost everyone believes in its incredible world changing power. What I’m about to tell you might be a shock, but AI will not fundamentally change the way the world works. While it does have some unique capabilities, it is far from the panacea that most […]

On Wednesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter connects a string of current worries: presidential promises about an Iran deal, sticky bond yields, a massive AI-driven capital expenditure boom, and renewed fragility in crypto finance. He ties them together with a warning about the unsustainable burden of debt and a reminder that sound money, […]

A recent, and extremely controversial, Palantir essay advocates for a deep enmeshment of the state with artificial intelligence for the purpose of national security. Karl et. al make the case that those who are unwilling or unable to integrate artificial intelligence into their nation’s security infrastructure will become overtaken by those who do. Businesses and […]

As AI continues to grow more complex and capable, many are understandably concerned about its economic consequences. The true AI-related danger, however, is not its displacement of jobs, but the regime that will likely emerge to funnel its benefits to the state and its favored rent-seekers. The following article was originally published by the Mises […]

Most careers today have some possibility of being diminished or replaced by artificial intelligence. This has sparked great fears among many citizens and academics that most people will end up without a job and business elites will keep getting richer. They believe that there will be a vast structural surge of unemployment in which the […]

Global investors staged a broad selloff in technology stocks on Monday, wiping out a staggering $593 billion in market value from chipmaker Nvidia—an unprecedented one-day loss for any firm on Wall Street. The downward spiral took hold after Chinese startup DeepSeek announced a low-cost AI assistant that rapidly soared to the top of Apple’s App […]

In a bold move that signals a shift towards private sector-driven innovation, President Donald Trump has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative that promises to reshape America’s financial landscape. The announcement of a $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure marks a pivotal moment in the nation’s pursuit of AI dominance and economic growth.