EPISODE · Sep 5, 2025 · 31 MIN
Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?
from What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future
We’ve been told that artificial intelligence can write, code, generate images—it can do everything…except feasibly turn a profit. But investing in A.I. has nevertheless become a pillar of the U.S. economy. Where is this leading us?Guest: Ed Zitron, author of the newsletter Where’s Your Ed At and host of the podcast Better Offline.Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?
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