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America is now one big bet on AI

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Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#3
While it's all true, I think it's exciting that there's a country that's not afraid of betting when all the signs point to AI being accerelated.

USA already bet on software when it let China overtake manufacturing.

Now the only worse thing to betting on AI would be slowing it down inside USA.

Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#4
Just remember TINA - "There Is No Alternative."

But come on, there should be an alternative.

Without diversification, we’re just setting ourselves up for an economic rug pull the moment the AI growth hits the law of large numbers and people realize its not the magic they think it is. Economically? Don’t worry it’ll just be another “oops, your 401k lost a bit, here’s a bailout” moment. AKA, stimulus with sprinkles.

So yeah... keep buying those dips girls and boys.

Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#6
Sloppy opinion piece. Stock market increases are bad because it makes rich people happy, but select US sectors are lagging behind Europe which is somehow also bad. Low immigration resulting in a labor force squeeze is bad, but this is offset by reduced demand because of AI, which is, you guessed it, also bad lol

Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#7

Sloppy opinion piece. Stock market increases are bad because it makes rich people happy, but select US sectors are lagging behind Europe which is somehow also bad. Low immigration resulting in a labor force squeeze is bad, but this is offset by reduced demand because of AI, which is, you guessed it, also bad lol

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Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#8
We'll know next year if it's not the right move. If we get another wave of incremental upgrades at best then AI will clearly be in a bubble and it's time to look for the exits. If we keep getting major advances then any country _not_ going all in on AI will be left behind.

Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#9
> No nation has seen an immigration boom-bust cycle near the scale of the one roiling America. Net immigration nearly quadrupled after 2020 to peak at well over 3mn in 2023, but the backlash led by President Donald Trump sent that figure into freefall. This year only around 400,000 net new arrivals are expected, and that could be the trend in the coming years.

If true, that's <1% of the population?

Re: America is now one big bet on AI

#10

Sloppy opinion piece. Stock market increases are bad because it makes rich people happy, but select US sectors are lagging behind Europe which is somehow also bad. Low immigration resulting in a labor force squeeze is bad, but this is offset by reduced demand because of AI, which is, you guessed it, also bad lol

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and consumers of domestic products
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