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Ray Dalio Warns AI Bubble Could Burst as Debt Soars

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Ray Dalio warned the AI market is nearing a bubble burst because rising rates and AI-related debt threaten collapse.
Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle issued about $200 billion of bonds in early 2026 to fund AI.
Morgan Stanley projects AI-linked debt issuance will near $570 billion this year.
Dalio warned wealth taxes or forced sales could compel billionaires to liquidate assets, puncturing the bubble.

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When the Nasdaq peaked at 5,048.62 on March 10 2000, the dot-com boom collapsed, wiping out roughly 78 % of its value by October 2002 and erasing trillions of market capitalisation. Today Ray Dalio warns that AI-related bond issuances by Amazon, Microsoft and peers could total $200 billion, echoing the speculative financing that drove the early-2000s crash.

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Story summary

Ray Dalio warned the AI market is nearing a bubble burst because rising rates and AI-related debt threaten collapse.
Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle issued about $200 billion of bonds in early 2026 to fund AI.
Morgan Stanley projects AI-linked debt issuance will near $570 billion this year.
Dalio warned wealth taxes or forced sales could compel billionaires to liquidate assets, puncturing the bubble.

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