Apollo's Torsten Slok cautions that AI-driven agents might siphon low‑interest deposits
In a recent commentary, Torsten Slok, the chief economist at Apollo Global Management, sounded an alarm about a new, technology‑driven risk to the stability of the banking system. He warned that sophisticated artificial‑intelligence agents—software programs designed to optimise financial outcomes for users—could, in practice, behave like a coordinated swarm of depositors, rapidly moving money out…
Sept. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.