Bank of England warns AI poses growing risks to UK financial stability
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The Bank of England's half-yearly financial stability report identifies artificial intelligence as a growing threat to financial stability. Key concerns include investors heavily betting on AI success, increased vulnerability of banks to cyberattacks, and the technology amplifying existing risks from stretched share valuations, high public debt, and risky private credit lending. The central bank also highlighted additional dangers from hedge funds and other investors borrowing to amplify bets on AI-related assets.
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In a half-yearly assessment of risks to Britain's financial system, the central bank said previous risks it had identified from stretched share price valuations, high public debt and risky private credit lending to businesses had not gone away.
Since its last report, it highlighted additional dangers from investors - including hedge funds - borrowing
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