Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski· Oct 5, 2026 · 12:30 PM

Calls to slow down development of the most powerful AI models are colliding with an $800 billion investment boom. Could an AI slowdown tank the US economy?
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