Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists
by merek on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:33AM
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Bubbles are caused by reckless stock purchases leading to insane, unjustifiable valuations, regardless of the company's prospects.
Hysteria + widespread financially illiteracy means there are lots of people prepared to buy AI stocks at any price. They're adamant to get in (FOMO).
Suppose OpenAI will be a successful company into the long term, and you bought its stock at a $5T valuation. After several reporting seasons and subsiding hype, its true worth turns out to be closer $1T. OpenAI could still be enormously successful, but anyone you bought at much over $1T valuation is going to get hurt.
Hysteria + widespread financially illiteracy means there are lots of people prepared to buy AI stocks at any price. They're adamant to get in (FOMO).
Suppose OpenAI will be a successful company into the long term, and you bought its stock at a $5T valuation. After several reporting seasons and subsiding hype, its true worth turns out to be closer $1T. OpenAI could still be enormously successful, but anyone you bought at much over $1T valuation is going to get hurt.