{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":778235,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"as adam tooze points out: 'today’s world-threatening technologies are fuelled by trillionaire greed, junk bonds & jerry-","title":"As Adam Tooze points out: 'Today’s world-threatening technologies are fuelled by trillionaire greed, junk bonds & jerry-","url":"https://mastodon.me.uk/@ChrisMayLA6/117373303267178895","first_seen":"2026-10-02T21:05:29.458719Z","last_seen":"2026-10-02T21:05:29.458719Z","last_rank":1,"peak_rank":1,"last_volume":12,"peak_volume":12,"seen_count":1,"score":0.730859375,"category_hint":"ai","section":"technology","category":"ai","summary":"Economist Adam Tooze argues that the world-threatening technologies of today, particularly artificial intelligence, are being driven by trillionaire greed, junk bonds and improvised financial engineering. He contends that the real danger is this debt-financed tech speculation, not the 'big government tax and spending' risks often invoked by critics. Commenters are sharing the argument as a counterpoint to mainstream fiscal concerns.","why":"Concerns are mounting over whether the AI investment boom is being financed by dangerously speculative debt.","tone":"negative","entities":["Adam Tooze","artificial intelligence"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-02T21:07:21.558146Z","meta":{"tag":"ai","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":3268},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Adam Tooze: AI boom fuelled by trillionaire greed and junk bonds","section_name":"Technology","category_name":"AI","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T21:05:29.458719Z","rank":1,"volume":12}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.me.uk/@ChrisMayLA6/117373303267178895","author":"ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk","title":null,"snippet":"As Adam Tooze points out: 'Today’s world-threatening technologies are fuelled by trillionaire greed, junk bonds & jerry-rigged financial engineering'.... Our biggest worry shouldn't be an out of control 'tax & spending' big govt. ( a threat only in the fevered minds of the…","posted_at":"2026-10-02T20:54:36Z","likes":12}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}