AI slowdown call sinks Nasdaq
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Wall Street's technology sector tumbled after leading AI executives called for a slowdown in model development, with the Nasdaq falling more than 1% amid safety concerns.
"Artificial Intelligence and Labor Markets: Evidence from Google Trends" has been published at the Journal of Economics and Finance: doi.org/10.1007/s12197-025-... Free working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482...
September 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
"Artificial Intelligence and Labor Markets: Evidence from Google Trends" has been published at the Journal of Economics and Finance: doi.org/10.1007/s12197-025-... Free working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482...
Reposted by Bessma Momani
Chinese political leaders and commentators aligned with China’s government hit back at calls from AI executives for U.S. companies to agree to slow down the development of the technology, complicating the prospects of such a pact being implemented.
China says U.S. tech leaders’ calls for AI slowdown are ‘malicious competition’
Beijing's foreign ministry and state security chief rejected calls by U.S. tech executives to slow AI development, saying the proposals aimed to harm China.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Chinese political leaders and commentators aligned with China’s government hit back at calls from AI executives for U.S. companies to agree to slow down the development of the technology, complicating the prospects of such a pact being implemented.
The AI Boom: Opportunity or Economic Risk?
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September 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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AI isn't just a massive safety risk.
With AI companies propping up the entire stock market, it could be the catalyst for the next economic crash.
Watch.
With AI companies propping up the entire stock market, it could be the catalyst for the next economic crash.
Watch.
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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September 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
AI isn't just a massive safety risk.
With AI companies propping up the entire stock market, it could be the catalyst for the next economic crash.
Watch.
With AI companies propping up the entire stock market, it could be the catalyst for the next economic crash.
Watch.
Reposted by Fabián Muniesa
This conversation with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. With the AI industry talking about *its own products' potential to cause human extinction* we drill into who might still want to build such technology, and why.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
The End Times Fascists of AI, ft. Naomi Klein + Astra Taylor
Listen now (64 mins) | A conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about “end times fascism” in the tech industry.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This conversation with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. With the AI industry talking about *its own products' potential to cause human extinction* we drill into who might still want to build such technology, and why.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
Hint: it's in the title of their new book.
📉 Investors are betting the AI slowdown won't last
Bloomberg reports big investors are treating recent AI stock wobbles as a pause, not the end of the boom.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-13/investors-see-ai-slowdown-as-a-temporary-step-video
#AI #Investing #Markets
Bloomberg reports big investors are treating recent AI stock wobbles as a pause, not the end of the boom.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-13/investors-see-ai-slowdown-as-a-temporary-step-video
#AI #Investing #Markets
Watch Investors See AI Slowdown as a Temporary Step - Bloomberg
Calls to slow AI development may create near-term uncertainty for markets, but BMO Capital Markets’ Jennifer Lee is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says the technology’s infrastructure, investment and d...
bloomberg.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
📉 Investors are betting the AI slowdown won't last
Bloomberg reports big investors are treating recent AI stock wobbles as a pause, not the end of the boom.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-13/investors-see-ai-slowdown-as-a-temporary-step-video
#AI #Investing #Markets
Bloomberg reports big investors are treating recent AI stock wobbles as a pause, not the end of the boom.
🔗 bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-13/investors-see-ai-slowdown-as-a-temporary-step-video
#AI #Investing #Markets
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the USA has that, in spades!” (sic) www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI as tech stocks slide
President hits out after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call to limit ‘reckless’ development
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the USA has that, in spades!” (sic) www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It was such a pleasure, as always, to work with the Financial Times on my Weekend Essay on AI and the economy. www.ft.com/content/49c0...
Joseph Stiglitz’s ‘progressive AI agenda’ for the economy
A slow rollout will disappoint investors. A fast one risks undermining the industry’s own foundations. But managed carefully, this technology could benefit us all
www.ft.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It was such a pleasure, as always, to work with the Financial Times on my Weekend Essay on AI and the economy. www.ft.com/content/49c0...
by Ian Bremmer
markets spooked by ai warnings…
but trump and xi both skeptical.
neither superpower willing to compromise on the advantage they believe ai dominance will bring.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
but trump and xi both skeptical.
neither superpower willing to compromise on the advantage they believe ai dominance will bring.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
September 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
markets spooked by ai warnings…
but trump and xi both skeptical.
neither superpower willing to compromise on the advantage they believe ai dominance will bring.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
but trump and xi both skeptical.
neither superpower willing to compromise on the advantage they believe ai dominance will bring.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Further to yesterday’s post on stocks: Futures currently indicate that the tech-heavy Nasdaq is set to open down nearly 2%
Note that this is another area where divergence is likely IF, and it is a big IF, there is a coordinated deceleration in AI development. Specifically, a possible slowdown in...
Note that this is another area where divergence is likely IF, and it is a big IF, there is a coordinated deceleration in AI development. Specifically, a possible slowdown in...
September 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Further to yesterday’s post on stocks: Futures currently indicate that the tech-heavy Nasdaq is set to open down nearly 2%
Note that this is another area where divergence is likely IF, and it is a big IF, there is a coordinated deceleration in AI development. Specifically, a possible slowdown in...
Note that this is another area where divergence is likely IF, and it is a big IF, there is a coordinated deceleration in AI development. Specifically, a possible slowdown in...
That's one school of thought, but really nobody knows (and everyone thinks they are an omniscient narrator of the future).
Humans still matter more than AI in finance
Recruiting digital natives with critical thinking skills is going to be crucial
www.ft.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
That's one school of thought, but really nobody knows (and everyone thinks they are an omniscient narrator of the future).