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The AI Boom Hits a Crossroads in 2026
Global AI spending tops $2 trillion in 2026 amid concerns about job automation, low-quality content, and legal challenges for traditional media, experts say.
- Gartner forecasts the AI industry entering 2026 will see worldwide spending surpass $2 trillion, amid market focus on Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and OpenAI.
- Several major investors, including SoftBank and Peter Thiel, divested Nvidia shares as demand remained 'off the charts,' signaling investor repositioning.
- McKinsey projects 30 percent of US jobs could be automated by 2030, with 60 percent significantly altered, as platforms respond to pervasive 'AI slop' on social feeds with labeling and moderation.
- Traditional news outlets are reporting revenue pressures as AI overviews reduce site visits, prompting The New York Times, Associated Press and AFP to pursue higher-value products, blocking techniques, and compensation lawsuits or partnerships.
- The industry debate now includes superintelligence warnings and prominent skepticism, while Gartner analysts project AI will create more jobs than it eliminates by 2027.
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The AI boom hits a crossroads in 2026
The AI boom enters 2026 with rising doubts about investment bubbles, job disruption, superintelligence claims, media upheaval, and a flood of low-quality content. Tech giants and startups face scrutiny as society weighs automation’s impact, legal battles over content use, and attempts to curb misinformation and digital clutter in daily life.
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