# Richard Murphy: The AI Bubble is a Prelude to a Much Bigger Economic Collapse

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Podcast: [The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049)
Published: 2026-01-22T07:45:00+00:00
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We are joined by the prominent British political economist and campaigner, Richard Murphy, discussing the latest AI bubble turmoil and its role in a broader economic collapse – could be as soon as the end of 2026! It’s an energetic conversation that will open your eyes to the post-AI economics. Richard is a highly active commentator, blogging daily at Funding the Future and on his YouTube channel @RichardJMurphy -- which has seen significant growth, reaching over 325,000 subscribers and 30 million views by the end of 2025. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Preview (00:02:35) – How being a twin shaped Richard's journey in political economics and campaigns (00:10:22) – Ad to help you navigate media bias (00:12:29) – Tim and Richard explore why one becomes interested in economic equality and the politics of care (00:20:22) – What people don't get about economics and the problem with profit maximisation models (00:23:38) – How did the damaging neoliberalism model take over the global economy and give rise to today's tech broligarchy, and its impact on the AI bubble (00:37:40) – Why do people become ideologically attached to illogical and self-damaging economic narratives? (00:43:46) – The absurdly illogical narrative of growing the economy with loss-making AI services while destroying millions of jobs, and pushing for UBI while expecting lower taxation! (00:49:53) – Today, the AI bubble and Trump are completely linked and the clearest evidence that neoliberalism has run out of ideas. It's now a neoliberalism bubble. Episode Notes & Citations: ⁠ https://ceoretort.com/podcast/guest/2026/01/22/richard-murphy-the-ai-bubble-is-a-prelude-to-a-much-bigger-economic-collapse/ Support our independence by becoming a member: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CEORetort.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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