Hera Hyeonseo Lee

Hera Hyeonseo Lee is a doctoral researcher in sociology at Binghamton University (SUNY). Her research examines the political economy of AI infrastructure, focusing on the financial structures underpinning cloud computing markets and their implications for public policy. She recently submitted a public comment to the DOJ and FTC on competitor collaboration guidelines as they relate to AI industry financial architectures (Docket No. ATR-2026-0001).

Your 401(k) Is Propping Up the AI Bubble

Americans’ retirement savings are disproportionately tied to the dozen Big Tech firms that now dominate the S&P. This makes any intervention into regulating Big Tech that risks devaluing them politically difficult, writes Hera Hyeonseo Lee.

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