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Business● Elevated1h ago · Nov 13, 2026, 12:30 PM

America’s AI bubble is a Ponzi scheme

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

America’s AI bubble is starting to look like a Ponzi scheme. Artificial intelligence companies increasingly rely on a data centre boom that allows them to raise more money from debt markets. But the midterm elections have swept in state governments sceptical of a mass data-centre buildout. Without the data centres to raise debt, chips don’t ship and the circular financing among AI companies might face a short circuit. Market bubbles grow out of excessive investor optimism, which can accelerate...

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