Moody's Mark Zandi says AI-powered economic growth could help the US tackle its huge $40 trillion debt

Goldman Sachs thinks AI could push productivity growth to 3%.

Moneywise on MSN·1d ago

AI could transform productivity, economic policies- IMF

According to the report, technology investments related to AI added an estimated 0.5 percentage point to United States’ Gross ...

Vanguard·Sep 24

CBA backs Chalmers’ bullish AI productivity outlook. The RBA is not so sure

Commonwealth Bank and Anthropic are tipping AI will deliver a productivity bonanza for Australia, but RBA boss Bullock says the benefits could be a decade away.

Australian Financial Review·Sep 22

Elon Musk says America is '1,000% going to go bankrupt' with debt above $40 trillion, can AI really save it?

Elon Musk’s warning is based on a real fiscal problem: U.S. debt and interest costs are rising faster than policymakers have brought deficits under control. But his proposed escape route an AI and ...

Arkansas Public Advocate on MSN·Sep 9

Big Debt And Massive AI Bet Not Yet A Threat

Government debt levels have reached stratospheric heights, and hundreds of billions in corporate borrowing are piling up to finance a gargantuan AI data center infrastructure buildout. As highlighted...

Seeking Alpha·Sep 1

Treasury offers Chalmers an AI productivity prize — with strings attached

CANBERRA — Treasury has identified artificial intelligence as the first credible accelerator of global productivity growth in almost two decades, giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers a potential economic ...

Politico·Aug 31

ROI-Can the US grow its way out of debt? Don't bet on it: McGeever

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has few cards left to play to free the US from its debt chokehold. He appears to be putting all his money on ​one: an AI-driven economic growth boom. It's unlikely to...

Devdiscourse·2d ago

AI could help governments cut debt — but unevenly

AI promises to deliver significant productivity gains to individuals and businesses, but could it also help developed market governments reduce their budget deficits and pay down debt? It might.

Reuters·Sep 24

Chalmers bets on AI boom to head off bleak economic future

The 2026 Intergenerational Report says debt could surge beyond 55 per cent of GDP as the deficit quadruples and public spending accounts for almost a third of the economy if the malaise persists.

Australian Financial Review·Sep 20

Can AI Close the Productivity Gap? IMF Study Reveals What Developing Economies Need Most

AI could accelerate economic catch-up by cutting the time countries remain trapped in low-productivity states, but access to technology alone will not guarantee convergence. Governments, development...

Devdiscourse·Sep 5

Can AI fix Australia’s productivity flatline? Treasury thinks so

So far, AI has had limited effects on the labour market, but they will accelerate, albeit unevenly across sectors, a new paper from Treasury says.

Switzer Daily·Sep 1

AI is set to boost productivity and will have a ‘profound’ impact on the jobs market: Treasury

Artificial intelligence (AI) should help Australia achieve its long term productivity target, while having “profound” effects on the labour market. These are among the conclusions of a detailed ...

The Conversation on MSN·Aug 31

The Macroeconomic Effect of AI: Sizing the Software Engineering Channel

We measure how artificial intelligence (AI) affects the economy through its impact on software engineering productivity. We use information from financial markets to develop a forward-looking measure...

National Bureau of Economic Research·3d ago

Generative AI and the Limits of Productivity Measurement in the System of National Accounts

In 1987, Robert Solow famously remarked that the computer age was visible everywhere except in the productivity statistics (Solow 1987). Nearly four decades later, the rapid diffusion of generative...

International Monetary Fund·Sep 23

Moody’s Mark Zandi Says AI Could Ease U.S. Debt Burden

Moody’s Mark Zandi says AI productivity could ease America’s debt burden, but major fiscal risks could offset some of the gains ...

TheStreet on MSN·Sep 16

Vlog On A Blog 04 September 2026

by Yada Yahowah — The hosts argue that decades of fiat currency, exploding national debt, and relentless money creation have pushed the dollar toward a…

Medium·Sep 4

The AI Productivity Paradox Leaders Need To Solve

AI is making employees more productive, but leaders must turn those gains into organizational performance while preserving human judgment and redesigning work.

Forbes·Sep 1

AI hyperscalers issuing a flood of bonds are 'reverse crowding out' the Treasury as US debt soars

fortune.com·Aug 29