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Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman & Jeff Bezos Warns That the AI Bubble Might Burst

For past couple of years, Silicon Valley has treated artificial intelligence as the ultimate gold rush. Investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into data centers, chips, and model training. Startups have rebranded overnight as “AI companies.” Giants like Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to out-spend one another in a frenzy that feels oddly familiar. Now, some of the same people leading the boom are starting to sound alarms. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be in a speculative bubble is gaining traction among senior tech leaders. On the one hand, many believe AI has transformative potential. On the other, they are warning that current investment, valuations […]

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Jeff Bezos: AI Is a Bubble—Why That’s Good for Society

At Italian Tech Week in Turin on October 3, 2025, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said the AI boom is an “industrial bubble,” a phase where “every experiment gets funded… the good ideas and the bad ideas.” Yet he insists “AI is real” and “will change every industry.” This idea seems like a total contradiction. Bubbles are famous for wiping out fortunes, not for building progress. But Bezos is comparing this moment to powerful historical revolutions where the initial mania, despite its missteps, left behind world-changing technology. So what exactly is an “industrial bubble,” and can history prove him right? How will this frenzy separate the winners from the losers? And […]