This one activity remained the largest driver of GDP growth in 2025 — not AI, according to a new report
Business Insider·2026-01-27 11:26

Worried about the AI bubble? A new report suggests AI was not the main leg propping up the economy in 2025. Macro Research Board Partners, an economic research platform, published a report in January that contradicted the popular belief that AI is the main driver of GDP and that the "narrowly concentrated" and "extremely vulnerable" growth would tank the entire economy once it falters."In short, without an AI boom, there would have certainly been less GDP growth last year, but there would also be fewer imp ...