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Commenters call AI investment boom a bubble waiting to burst

Original: Investing in a single emerging tech sector expecting it to command nearly 9% of the entire US economy in less than a dec

Commentators are arguing that the scale of investment flowing into artificial intelligence is unsustainable, noting that the sector is expected to make up close to 9% of the entire US economy within a decade. Many say nearly everyone already recognizes it as a bubble that must eventually burst, with the open question being only when the collapse happens and how damaging it will be.

Why now: Concerns are mounting that massive AI spending has inflated a bubble comparable to past tech manias.

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• Investing in a single emerging tech sector expecting it to command nearly 9% of the entire US economy in less than a decade is insane. The funny thing is, I think virtually everyone already recognizes this a bubble that must eventually burst. The only question is when and how… · augieray · 6

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