{"slug": "the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom", "title": "The Week: The Hidden Debt Behind the AI Boom", "summary": "George Hahn reports that hidden debt is fueling America's AI buildout, while China spreads cheap, open-source AI globally, and the rise of solo founders signals a new creator economy. The episode also marks the tenth anniversary of No Mercy / No Malice.", "body_md": "George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: how hidden debt is fueling America’s AI buildout, why China is spreading cheap, open-source AI around the world, and what the rise of solo founders reveals about the new creator economy. Plus, No Mercy / No Malice turns ten.\n\n*Looking for the full version? Become a Prof G+ subscriber for unlimited, ad-free access to all our videos, including exclusive content only available on Substack.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom", "canonical_source": "https://www.profgmedia.com/p/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the", "published_at": "2026-07-31 16:02:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-31 16:10:55.485639+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["George Hahn", "Prof G", "Substack"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-week-the-hidden-debt-behind-the-ai-boom.jsonld"}}