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BUBBLE TROUBLE.

The article focuses on the growing instability within Silicon Valley as a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, fueled by hype and unsustainable investment, threatens to collapse. Topics include the rise of low-cost open-source competitors such as DeepSeek Ri, the massive capital expenditur...

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Published in:American Prospect Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 48 - 54
Main Author: McMahon, Bryan
Format: Article
Published: American Prospect Apr2025
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Capital investments
Digital technology
Open source intelligence
Open source software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the growing instability within Silicon Valley as a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, fueled by hype and unsustainable investment, threatens to collapse. Topics include the rise of low-cost open-source competitors such as DeepSeek Ri, the massive capital expenditures by Big Tech to maintain dominance, and the broader economic risks posed by overinflated expectations surrounding artificial general intelligence (AGI).