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A financial historian’s warning about the AI boom

A financial historian’s warning about the AI boom

Update: 2024-11-26
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Artificial intelligence hopes have unleashed an investment frenzy, propelling chip giant Nvidia’s value to $3.5 trln. In this episode of The Big View podcast, mathematician Andrew Odlyzko explores parallels with the 1990s dotcom bubble and Britain’s railway mania of the 1840s.


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A financial historian’s warning about the AI boom

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