US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fears

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Ruberry, B. (2026, October 22). US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fears. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/22/2026/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-dismisses-ai-bubble-fears

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday downplayed concerns over systemic economic risks from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The Financial Times reported that despite global tech stocks falling due to worries about excessive AI spending, Bessent and Blackstone President Jon Gray argued against drawing parallels with the 1990s dot-com bubble, citing robust demand for AI services.
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📰 US Treasury Secretary On AI Bubble
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Still, Bessent as well as Blackstone President Jon Gray dismissed parallels to the 1990s dot-com bubble: “Demand is almost parabolic,” Gray said about a Blackstone-backed AI consulting firm created with Anthropic, days after Citadel’s chief said AI was “almost certainly a bubble.”
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fears · assertive framing

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of “systemic” economic risks stemming from the AI boom, the Financial Times reported, as a global tech selloff fueled by AI spending fears continued into Thursday. asserted
selloff → dismiss → Thursday
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments. asserted
investors → plunge → investments
Still, Bessent as well as Blackstone President Jon Gray dismissed parallels to the 1990s dot-com bubble: “Demand is almost parabolic,” Gray said about a Blackstone-backed AI consulting firm created with Anthropic, days after Citadel’s chief said AI was “almost certainly a bubble.” asserted
AI → dismiss → Anthropic
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