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Is AI a Bubble That's About to Pop?

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7 Dec 2025
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8 Dec 2025, 02:27 pm

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Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will happen if the bubble bursts? Blake Montgomery reports

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The podcast examines concerns over the massive investment in artificial intelligence and questions the sustainability of the technological boom. It highlights the concentration of AI investment among major tech giants, such as Alphabet, Amazon, and Tesla, which collectively make up a significant portion of the S&P 500. This raises potential risks for the broader economy if AI fails to deliver sustainable profits, potentially leading to a market correction. While this scenario poses significant economic implications, the podcast lacks a detailed focus on catastrophic AI risks or direct contributions to AI safety strategies. The discussion is relevant to global economic stability but less directly tied to AI governance or existential risk reduction strategies.

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Is AI a bubble that’s about to pop? – podcast00:00:0000:00:00Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will happen if the bubble bursts? Blake Montgomery reportsFor months there have been fears that artificial intelligence is a bubble and that it is about to burst.As the Guardian US tech editorBlake Montgomeryexplains, the magnificent seven – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla – make up one-third of the value of the S&P 500, the index of the 500 biggest stocks in the US market. All are heavily invested in AI.Never before has so much of the economy been dependent on one technology. And despite the trillions of dollars invested, AI is yet to show a way it can sustainably turn over profits.So what happens, asksNosheen Iqbal,if one day the faith falters, the money stops coming in and the bottom falls out?Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesExplore more on these topicsArtificial intelligence (AI)Today in FocusUS economyStock markets