Banks grow reluctant to fund new AI deals even with big tech guarantees
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-10
- Per a Reuters report, banks that weeks ago were lining up to fund AI deals now say they would be reluctant to finance additional deals — even ones with guarantees from the sector's marquee tech companies.
- Gary Marcus seizes on this: "who knew that thing that would pace the frontier was skittish bankers?" — arguing capital retrenchment, not research, may now set the pace of the AI boom.
- A notable signal for anyone tracking AI bubble dynamics.
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