How the AI Boom Is Draining Global Wealth Into Fewer Hands

Bloomberg Originals unpacks how the artificial intelligence boom has resulted in a concentration of immense wealth. By drawing investment away from emerging markets and traditional industries, this massive capital drain is pushing global trade imbalances to levels unseen since the 2008 financial crisis. The documentary walks through the mechanics of what it calls the circular flow of AI capital, showing how money moves between the companies, investors and infrastructure at the center of the boom. It then examines rising imbalances and a shift away from safe assets toward riskier investments. Later chapters focus on US debt and the Treasury market, connecting the concentration of AI-driven capital to broader questions about global financial stability. The program is structured in chapters, beginning with an introduction and moving through the capital flow, imbalances, asset shift and debt segments.