# BIS Warns Rising Debt, AI Boom Increase Risks > Source: > Published: 2026-06-28 12:22:04+00:00 Editorial analysis: For AI and data practitioners, macroeconomic stress and a volatile, investment-driven AI cycle can change compute availability, funding clocks, and hiring markets in ways teams should monitor. The Bank for International Settlements' Annual Economic Report warned of a complex mix of vulnerabilities, citing record-high public debt, financial fragilities, renewed inflationary pressure and uncertainty about the durability of the current surge in AI-related investment, Reuters reported. The report quoted BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos: "Policy actions must reinforce each other to avoid a pull and push on the global economy," Reuters said. The BIS also cautioned that supply bottlenecks and intense competition related to AI investment could lead to overinvestment, Business Standard reported.