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AI's 'house of cards' versus resilient giants
The discussion framed a central debate: whether the interconnected AI ecosystem is a fragile 'house of cards' or if the hyperscalers are so large and powerful they can push through any slowdown. Argued on Animal Spirits’s “The Wobbly House of Cards (EP. 483)”, aired 23 September 2026. One side points to the $20+ trillion combined market cap and deep interconnections between companies like NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Anthropic, suggesting a systemic risk if the flywheel reverses.
ANIMAL SPIRITS · “The Wobbly House of Cards (EP. 483)” · 4W AGO