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Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

4 days ago
  • #AI Market
  • #Investment Trends
  • #Tech Industry
  • Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai warns of 'irrationality' in the AI market, stating no company is immune.
  • Pichai compares current AI investment trends to the late 1990s Internet boom, acknowledging potential overshooting.
  • Despite concerns, Pichai believes AI will be as transformative as the Internet, with both rational and irrational investment phases.
  • Critics highlight skepticism over $1.4 trillion in AI-related deals, particularly around OpenAI, with concerns about overexcitement and financial losses.
  • AI industry critic Ed Zitron responds, suggesting Pichai's comments reflect a defensive stance on excessive AI investment.