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Jun 22, 2026
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Muddy Waters CEO Carson Block on How AI May Cause a Market Crisis | Merryn Talks Money
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Carson Block
(CEO & Founder, Muddy Waters Capital, guest)
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Executive Summary
Carson Block predicts that exponential improvements in AI, driven by models coding their own successors, will displace ~15% of US knowledge workers within 2-5 years.
This mass layoff will trigger a reversal of passive investment flows, causing a GFC-style market crash due to the structural fragility created by index fund dominance.
The ensuing crisis will force a massive expansion of the state, leading to 'QE forever', government as a primary employer, and a fundamental reordering of society and the economy.
Businesses that fail to adopt AI to reduce costs will face an existential threat, accelerating the adoption curve and the consequent labor displacement.
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