AI Bubble Faces Scrutiny as MIT Report Highlights Low Returns
Investor enthusiasm for AI stocks may be cooling after an MIT study revealed 95% of organizations see no return on generative AI investments. Palantir shares plunged 20% this week, with Nvidia and AMD dropping 8% and 11% respectively.
The situation echoes the dot-com bubble's inflection point in March 2000, when Barron's 'Burning Up' cover story accurately predicted the internet sector's impending crash. That article appeared within days of the Nasdaq's peak before its 78% collapse.
Market observers now watch whether the MIT report will similarly catalyze a broader AI stock retreat. The parallel raises questions about sustainability when speculative technologies face hard metrics of financial performance.