Reuters: AI Won't Save Global Economies from Debt

On February 27, 2026, Reuters published a deep macroeconomic analysis of the AI boom's impact on government budgets. The main thesis: hopes that AI will automatically cover the colossal national debts of developed countries are premature.

While AI boosts productivity and can add percentages to GDP, the costs of AI infrastructure, energy, and retraining millions of unemployed workers create new budget holes. The debt burden of the US and European countries remains critical. AI is a long-term growth tool, but it is not a "magic pill" capable of instantly wiping out trillion-dollar obligations. On the contrary, the competition for AI leadership forces states to pour billions in subsidies into the industry, which in the short term only exacerbates financial instability.

Source: Reuters