alt Hacker NewsOh Yeah, it's the AI. It can't be that GDP growth has stalled to 0.1 per quarter. We are definitely not heading for a recession guys. It's all unicorns rainbows and robot butlers in our future.
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squidbeak • today at 12:00 PM
> British companies reported that AI had resulted in net job losses over the past 12 months, down 8%
The companies responding know best why they do and don't hire.
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chrisjj • today at 1:40 PM
> Oh Yeah, it's the AI. It can't be that GDP growth has stalled to 0.1 per quarter.
Why not both?
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>It can't be that GDP growth has stalled to 0.1 per quarter.
Growth was 1.1% in 2025, not great but saying it was 0.1% per quarter is deceptive.
>We are definitely not heading for a recession guys.
The consensus for 2026 is 1.4%, definitely not a recession.