Lately, social media has been drowning in AI-generated slop. This includes everything from computer-generated motivational LinkedIn posts, to bizarre images of Jesus made out of shrimp for some reason, to the latest OpenAI tool that lets people make copyright-infringing videos on demand.

You may look at all of these “innovations” (and the incredible amount of power and water used to accomplish them) and think, “Gee, that’s really stupid.” Well, change your thinking, buster, because there’s a growing consensus that all this house of cards is the only thing holding up the American economy.

According to George Saravelos, Deutsche Bank’s Global Head of FX Research, the United States would likely be in a recession right now if it weren’t for the sudden AI boom. Unfortunately, he also believes that the boom is a bubble that’s about to pop. Great!

Basically, the economy depends on people throwing endless money at a technology that may never produce anything of significant value. Once investors stop doing that, the entire American economy might collapse — unless someone manages to turn AI into an enormous money maker.

Anyone got any ideas for an AI that makes money? Hurry up — we don’t have a lot of time here!