AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - The AI boom's historical warning
Data: BIS ; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Today's AI buildout resembles earlier technological revolutions and capital booms that ended in painful busts. - That's the new warning from the Bank for International Settlements, a top forum known as the "central bank for central banks." Why it matters: The technological revolutions that transform the economy have a long history of attracting more investment than what near-term returns justify. - The risk is that AI follows the same pattern at a moment when the global economy is unusually reliant on a single investment boom to keep the expansion on track. Flashback: Some of the world's greatest technological breakthroughs — canals, railroads, the internet — sparked enormous investment…