BIS chief warns AI capex arms race relies on opaque debt, posing systemic risks
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BIS chief Pablo Hernández warns that the AI‑driven capex arms race, fueled by hype rather than real profits, mirrors historic railway and dot‑com bubbles and rests on opaque debt structures, creating systemic risk. He cautions that unchecked spending could trigger a broad correction, prompting regulators and investors to scrutinize AI financing and its potential market fallout.
Pablo Hernandez cited historical railway and dot-com bubbles to caution that spending driven by hype over actual profits risks broad economic corrections.