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AI confidence loss could hit financial stability: IMF
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence could threaten global financial stability and weaken economic growth.
Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Georgieva said investors pulling money from AI after an industry boom this year could affect stock market valuations.
AI “lifts up global growth,” she said. “So if there is a slowdown there, it would be felt across the world. Equally, if there is loss of confidence and money runs away from AI, that can lead to financial stability risks.”
Update
Kristalina Georgieva said investors losing confidence in AI could tank stock market valuations.
She said such a loss of confidence would pose a risk to global financial stability and dampen economic growth.
She said AI lifts global growth, so a slowdown would be felt across the world.
She referred to an AI industry boom this year.
Source note: AFP news report published on 7 October 2026 at 12:18:13 UTC.
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