Economists warn AI boom is a black box of interlocking bubbles, not a normal cycle
PAstynome · x · 2026-10-17
pplsartofbiz argues the current AI boom isn't a normal boom-bust cycle: several economists see it as a chain of multiple bubbles, with circular financing extending beyond AI into other industries and assets — effectively a black box.
PAstynome draws a parallel to 2008: that wasn't a simple housing bubble either, and was impossible for most people to follow. The implication is that the real AI-bubble risk lies in opaque cross-industry circular financing, not single-sector overheating.
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