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Lily Mae Lazarus

It’s not only Sam Altman anymore warning about an AI bubble. Mark Zuckerberg says a ‘collapse’ is ‘definitely a possibility'

Mark Zuckerberg gestures and speaks on stage (Credit: DAVID PAUL MORRIS—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Deutsche Bank called it “the summer AI turned ugly.” For weeks, with every new bit of evidence that corporations were failing at AI adoption, fears of an AI bubble have intensified, fueled by the realization of just how topheavy the S&P 500 has grown, along with warnings from top industry leaders. An August study from MIT found that 95% of AI pilot programs fail to deliver a return on investment, despite over $40 billion being poured into the space. Just prior to MIT’s report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rang AI bubble alarm bells, expressing concern over the overvaluation of some AI startups and the intensity of investor enthusiasm. These trends have even caught the attention of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who noted that the U.S. was witnessing “unusually large amounts of economic activity” in building out AI capabilities. 

Mark Zuckerberg has some similar thoughts. 

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