Pop goes the AI bubble?

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WHAT’S HOT

Will the Bubble Pop?

Chipmaker Nvidia announced last week it will be investing up to $100B in OpenAI to help it build out its computing power. This follows OpenAI’s move earlier this month to buy $300B in computer power from Oracle.

Those are some pretty eye-popping sums. But that may not be a good thing.

AI companies need unprecedented sums of money to increase their computing power. The question is whether AI models will be able to improve enough to make those investments worth it. After GPT-5’s rocky rollout, some people believe the AI bubble is about ready to pop.

And it’s not a fringe idea.

The Wall Street Journal ran it on the front page Friday. And none other than Sam Altman himself recently compared AI to the dot-com bubble, telling reporters that he believes “investors as a whole are overexcited about AI.”

So, the questions are:

Are we in an AI bubble?
If so, who will be the winners and losers after it bursts?

TRENDING DISCUSSIONS

Are Humanoids Over the Hype Phase?

Nika asks whether humanoid robots are just a tech fad that’s waiting to pop—cool-looking but without real future.

Comments leant skeptical. Some people said that progress is real, but not where it needs to be: mechanical limitations, energy constraints, cost, and software maturity all still lag. Others argued the value might lie in narrow tasks (warehouses, hospitals) instead of their being general-purpose “androids.”

Across the thread, the undercurrent is clear: hype alone doesn’t build a business. If robots are to matter, it won’t be because they look cute—it’ll be because they solve a problem you can’t do remotely or with software alone.

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Pop goes the AI bubble?

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TOP LAUNCHES

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WHAT’S HOT

Will the Bubble Pop?

TRENDING DISCUSSIONS

Are Humanoids Over the Hype Phase?

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