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Global markets staged an impressive rally on Thursday after Nvidia reported another round of powerful quarterly results, giving investors fresh confidence that the artificial intelligence boom still has strong fundamentals behind it. The chipmaker’s performance, widely watched as a barometer for the AI industry’s health, helped calm growing concerns that...

In a rare moment of caution, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has issued a stark warning about the current AI frenzy. Speaking recently, he highlighted the risks tied to rapid investment and excitement in artificial intelligence, cautioning that this surge could create an “AI bubble”—one that might affect even the biggest and...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a niche field into a global phenomenon. Today, it captures the imagination of investors, entrepreneurs, and the general public alike. Multi-billion-dollar funding rounds, groundbreaking innovations in generative AI, and companies racing to launch AI-powered products dominate headlines almost daily. Yet, amid this excitement,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days—dominating headlines, reshaping industries, and capturing the attention of investors. But with all the excitement comes a pressing question: is the AI boom sustainable, or is a bubble forming? On October 7, Ars Technica will host a live discussion titled “Is the AI Bubble...

If you ask Shiring to tell you about Artificial Intelligence, he thinks: “So how many monthlies have been written looking at the sort of stuff?” It is the technology that will change industries, improve work processes, and rewrite human-computer interactions, and it has also given rise to worries about runaway...

In a recent conversation, Bret Taylor, CEO of AI software startup Sierra and chairman of OpenAI, offered a vivid comparison between today’s rush into artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet explosion of the late 1990s. Taylor, a veteran tech executive with stints at Google, Facebook, and Salesforce, shared his commentary...