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Nick Lichtenberg

Scott Galloway warns of ‘nowhere to hide’ in markets if the OpenAI story unravels

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Tech analyst and professor Scott Galloway has issued a stark warning regarding the highly inflated valuations of the Magnificent 10 mega-cap companies, asserting a financial collapse at generative AI leader OpenAI would trigger a systemic shock leaving “nowhere to hide” for investors across the global markets.

Galloway, speaking on his Prof G Markets podcast, characterized the current market reliance on AI as precarious, noting AI has been responsible for 80% of the stock market returns since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. Co-host Ed Elson reminded the audience “AI is what is holding the stock market together and also holding the economy together,” with OpenAI at the center of the story.

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