Is the AI Boom Another Dot-Com Moment?
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Top AI leaders are sounding the alarm: the current AI boom might resemble the dot-com mania of the late 1990s.
OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor believes we’re “in a bubble,” even as he argues AI will create massive long-term value.
This echoes a broader tension:
• Investors expect explosive growth.
• Executives worry that expectations are overheating.
• Society braces for disruption to jobs, industries, and economies.
In the next 2–3 years, we’ll find out whether AI’s optimism was justified — or whether this era becomes another cautionary tale in tech history. -
The AI boom mirrors the dot-com era, but with stronger fundamentals.
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Some say it’s hype, others say it’s transformation—history will decide.