IMF chief warns energy shock, growing debt and AI risks threaten global growth

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said artificial intelligence is lifting growth hopes while also pushing up inflation and bond yields, just as public debt levels have risen.

She said the combination of an energy shock, rising debt burdens and AI-related risks threatens the durability of global economic growth.

For beginners Technological breakthroughs like AI boost productivity and investment, but they also raise demand for energy and capital, which can push prices and borrowing costs higher — that is why central banks and governments watch these side effects closely.