Has the AI boom entered a manic new phase? | The Economist

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Artificial intelligence is the driving force in financial markets at the moment. With a booming stock market and enormous IPOs, investors are euphoric. But has America’s financial market progressed from optimism into a new phase? The Economist’s top economics and markets experts, Henry Curr, Mike Bird and Josh Roberts, discuss what’s behind the mania. Watch the full episode of Inside Economics to learn about the financial risks of the frenzy and whether it could lead to a global recession. #finance #stocks #stockmarket #ai #artificialintelligence 00:00 - The blockbuster IPOs exciting investors 02:04 - How AI is powering a booming stock market 04:04 - Has everyone gone mad? Evidence from the options market 05:55 - Is the increasing amount of AI debt a cause for alarm? Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4ePPWXc Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com

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