AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart
There is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThere is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating. The scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by the hyperscalers has been estimated at $132bn.
- ▪There is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating.
- ▪Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThere is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating.
- ▪The scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by the hyperscalers has been estimated at $132bn.
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There is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThere is ample evidence that AI urgently needs regulating. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/ShutterstockEconomics viewpointAI (artificial intelligence)AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threatHeather StewartScale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worrySun 20 Sep 2026 06.38 EDTLast modified on Sun 20 Sep 2026 06.52 EDTShareWarnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week.
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