AI bubble collapse may be a more immediate threat than runaway AI, Guardian warns
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-20
A Guardian column argues that amid headlines about runaway AI, the nearer danger is financial: tech firms' debt-fueled datacenter rollout could burst the AI bubble, with repercussions far beyond the US — and Europe, from Sweden to Brussels, may be the bubble breaker. The piece supports AI regulation (independent model analysis, safeguards) but warns a few entangled, heavily indebted megafirms may be counting on the state to bail them out.
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