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title: "Watch: AI Adoption, Semiconductor Volatility, and a Weakening Dollar"
description: Ryan Mumy and Justin Greenhill open August with a look at how far AI adoption has come, why semiconductor volatility keeps setting records, and what a weakening US dollar means for global positioning. This episode also covers mega cap capital spending, credit markets, and commodities.
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# [Watch: AI Adoption, Semiconductor Volatility, and a Weakening Dollar](https://boguesoundfinancial.com/market-insights/watch-ai-adoption-semiconductor-volatility-and-a-weakening-dollar)

 Written by [Bogue Sound Financial](https://boguesoundfinancial.com/market-insights/author/bogue-sound-financial) | 2026 Aug 6

Ryan Mumy and Justin Greenhill open August with a look at how far AI adoption has come, why semiconductor volatility keeps setting records, and what a weakening US dollar means for global positioning. This episode also covers mega cap capital spending, credit markets, and commodities.

In this episode:

- ChatGPT usage grew from near zero to roughly a billion weekly users in a few years
- AI models now complete in a few hours tasks that used to take humans far longer
- Mega cap tech companies are spending huge shares of revenue on AI infrastructure
- A triple leveraged semiconductor ETF swung from $30 billion to $60 billion in weeks
- Samsung and SK Hynix earnings reopen the debate over cyclical versus secular chip demand
- The US Treasury and Japan intervened to strengthen the yen against the dollar
- Emerging markets remain up double digits this year despite a volatile summer stretch

 

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