Carson Block believes investors may be underestimating the economic consequences of artificial intelligence.

The Muddy Waters founder and CEO joins Merryn Somerset Webb to explain why recent advances in AI have made him rethink its impact on the labour market—and why he believes widespread displacement of knowledge workers could eventually create a major challenge for financial markets.

Carson Block believes investors may be underestimating the economic consequences of artificial intelligence.
The Muddy Waters founder and CEO joins Merryn Somerset Webb to explain why recent advances in AI have made him rethink its impact on the labour market&mdash;and why he believes widespread displacement of knowledge workers could eventually create a major challenge for financial markets.

Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.

Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.

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Carson Block: AI Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis

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Have we become too risk-averse? This week John Stepek and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Allison Schrager discuss her new book, Worth the Risk, and why avoiding risk could be holding back both individuals and economies. They explore the challenges of retirement planning, whether homeownership is still a rewarding investment and what history can teach us about navigating the future of AI.

Have we become too risk-averse? This week John Stepek and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Allison Schrager discuss her new book, Worth the Risk, and why&nbsp;avoiding risk could be holding back both individuals and economies. They explore the challenges of retirement planning, whether homeownership is still a&nbsp;rewarding investment and what history can teach us about navigating the future of AI.

 You Are Unhappy Because You Aren't Taking Enough Risk

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Large sections of the debt and equity markets now depend on the ongoing growth of a vast AI ecosystem that ranges from chipmakers to hyperscalers to end-consumers. Does this week's drama in the South Korean Kospi market point to a wider problem? On this week's Merryn Talks Money Markets Wrap, Author of the Money Distilled newsletter John Stepek, is joined by Bloomberg's Private Companies Managing Editor, Neil Callanan to talk through the the AI industry's growing reliance on debt, concerns about circular financing, and whether or not any crash here could spill over into the wider financial system.

Large sections of the debt and equity markets now depend on the ongoing growth of a vast AI ecosystem that ranges from chipmakers to hyperscalers to end-consumers. Does this week's drama in the South Korean Kospi market point to a wider problem? On this week's Merryn Talks Money Markets Wrap, Author of the Money Distilled newsletter John Stepek, is joined by Bloomberg's Private Companies Managing Editor, Neil Callanan to talk through the the AI industry's growing reliance on debt, concerns about circular financing, and whether or not any crash here could spill over into the wider financial system.

Markets Wrap: Trouble Ahead For The AI Money Machine?

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On today's personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we're playing an episode that first aired in July 2025 when hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, shared their top money-saving tips for helping you get the most out of your holiday. 

On today's personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we're playing an episode that first aired in July 2025 when hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, shared their top money-saving tips for helping you get the most out of your holiday.&nbsp;

Hot Tips for Saving Money on Summer Vacation (Re-run)

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Carson Block: AI Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis

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