Elizabeth Warren Warns AI Bubble Could Trigger Next Financial Crisis

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Senator Elizabeth Warren warned at a Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator event on April 22 that the AI bubble is '17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy' and poses structural risk to the financial system. She cited the industry needing ~$2 trillion in annual revenue by 2030 to justify current investment, versus $20 billion generated in 2025 — roughly 1% of breakeven. Warren also pressed FSOC to launch a probe into AI debt bubble risks.