AI Bubble

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Refers to a period in which enthusiasm, investments, or market valuations surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) exceed the technology's demonstrated capabilities, adoption, or current economic returns. In an AI bubble, investors, organizations, and the public may overestimate AI's impact, leading to unrealistic or inflated expectations, speculative investments, and rapid market growth that later may be followed by a correction.

Typically refers to generative AI models, such as ChatGPT. Machine learning, another form of AI, is not considered part of any potential bubble.

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