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The AI bubble is literally the same thing as the dotcom bubble

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Jun 24, 2026 · 06:09

Many people are probably thinking something like this: if ai is a useful technology then the current stock market valuations must be normal, not a bubble. But it is a bubble. And I'm leaning toward the idea that after Anthropic's IPO, it will start to deflate

There’s no denying that AI is a revolutionary technology, and nobody is going to abandon it. It's just like the internet: after the dotcom crash, people didn't stop using it, the same thing will happen with AI it will keep developing, but the stock market will correct back to a reasonable level. The technology itself isn't going anywhere

If we're valuing things purely based on future potentia then you might as well invest in unprofitable SpaceX, because someday, maybe 20 years from now, Elon Musk will build data centers in space. Or take the stocks of biotech companies that are using AI to discover new drugs, the potential is insane, so why aren't you buying their shares?