# An AI Thought Experiment on Substack Is Sending the Stock Market Spiraling

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/an-ai-thought-experiment-on-substack-is-sending-the-stock-market-spiraling/
- Published: 2026-02-25T09:30:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: brgfx via Freepik. Article by Ece Yildirim. Gizmodo – February 23, 2026. On Sunday, analysis firm Citrini Research published a thought experiment on Substack that reads like a piece of fiction. Titled “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” it’s a scenario set in June of that year in which unemployment has shot up to 10.2% in the U.S. due to mass AI-driven white-collar unemployment, which begins with an “initial wave of layoffs” in early 2026. […] Click here to view original web page at www.gizmodo.com