04.03.2026, Washington.
Impact of so-called artificial intelligence (AI) on the US economy in 2025 has turned out to be almost zero; the technology has not become a “magic productivity engine” despite billions of dollars in spending, clearly failing to justify investors’ expectations, Rossa Primavera News Agency Economical Desk wrote.
On February 24, the portal TechSpot informed that this assessment was made by analysts from financial giants Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase. They also noted that so far the main beneficiaries of the AI boom have been Taiwan and other Asian countries producing the hardware required to support the technology.
Independent analyst Joseph Politano offered a more positive assessment—out of 2.2% US GDP growth, AI accounted for two percentage points. But in any case, the effect was not comparable to the investments made. The technology did not turn “intellectual rent” into an economic locomotive: the lion’s share of the output came from the production of physical infrastructure.
“Meanwhile, corporate executives have acknowledged that AI technology is not a magic productivity engine capable of dramatically accelerating efficiency or output,” the article states.
However, the near-zero effect and the anticipated bursting of the financial “bubble” formed around AI may be only the beginning. If the technology enables the replacement of people in production, as many expect, without creating new jobs, the economy could face collapse, since algorithms do not purchase goods.
Of course, the barely noticeable impact of AI tools can be attributed to the fact that they are only beginning to be implemented. But the United States is a leading country in the development and deployment of the technology, and such results are indicative.
