@theatlantic: The AI bubble needs to pop—and there is a choice between two paths that can be taken to recover from the potential financial fallout, the author Cory Doctorow tells Charlie Warzel. Watch Galaxy Brain at the link.
We don’t need AI and we don’t want AI. Give us clean water
2026-06-23 11:43:29
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thatnomaddad :
People watch The Big Short once and now everything is a “bubble”. AI is not a bubble. 🙄
2026-06-23 14:38:57
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AmyMarie :
When the bubble pops, we help the people that hurt, not the corporations. Livable unemployment, snap, Medicaid, etc…not $ to corporations who are just gonna funnel it back up.
2026-06-23 00:07:37
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Timothy Hansen :
It’s likely not a bubble when everyone calls it a bubble. Worry about it being a bubble when everyone says it isn’t a bubble…
2026-06-24 01:00:57
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putitonrice :
The bubble already told us how it’s going to pop - market stressed test it and it wasn’t good. Deepseek. What’s going to pop this bubble when an optimized model is that released that won’t justify all these data center spending.
2026-06-23 04:24:44
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V :
MFer over here paraphrasing John Connor from Terminator. "The future is not set. There's no fate but what we make for ourselves."
2026-06-23 11:33:59
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rickly :
The Atlantic encouraged this
2026-06-23 12:41:29
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ltp13579 :
This is the only correct take
2026-06-22 23:59:52
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Skinny Sue 💙 :
REGULATE IT!!!
2026-06-23 18:23:38
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RJ | The Mortgage Ranch :
Ooofff
2026-06-24 00:37:05
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rjuniyer.com :
cory is awesome but the situation is far more complicated than it was 100 years ago
2026-06-24 12:15:20
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mrmightymouse :
I hate that AI has infiltrated us, and do expect it to pop, but a lot of people online aren't ready for if/when the bubble pops and AI is still around
2026-06-23 13:53:05
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Bubs ❌ NC :
Prudent regulation sounds good to me.
2026-06-23 01:26:20
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user583209476182 :
Does he go into detail? First step is to look into private credit
2026-06-23 02:07:58
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James :
With who’s in office, which path do you think is much more likely?
2026-06-23 19:40:39
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artofdela :
Mistakes “we” made
2026-06-23 12:24:29
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wlr :
Those spectacles are spectacular
2026-06-23 21:27:17
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jfufj607 :
"if"
2026-06-23 00:31:56
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FritzInTampa :
Amateurish to describe it as a $2T bubble… should a crash happen, could be a $10-20+Trillion bubble as so many firms globally are pursuing the potential business & operational benefits of leveraging AI solutions.
2026-06-23 02:10:04
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Dalton Combs :
When was the last time the US did “austerity”? Like 100 years ago? I don’t think we’re in danger of doing that.
2026-06-23 15:22:46
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G G :
I don't think we can stop AI, we need to own it.
2026-06-24 13:40:44
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80percentchromium :
AI isn’t going anywhere (unfortunately) the obscene speculation is what will “pop” — we need strong ai regulations yesterday.
2026-06-24 23:22:32
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umabronco :
Do we really need a sci-fi author telling us what to think about economics or tech?
2026-06-23 16:31:02
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Wao Woos :
If they bail out these companies so help me God I will lose my mind
2026-06-23 15:28:22
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dustinjamesstelly :
I’m sure we’ll do whatever the worse possible option is
2026-06-23 14:28:14
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