Comparing Current AI Hype to the 1929 Market Crash
Evgenii42 · reddit · 2026-08-19
A Reddit post critiques recent statements from Sam Altman (organizing AI datacenter tours) and Jensen Huang (acknowledging an eventual AI bubble). The author draws parallels between the current hype in the AI industry and the language used before the 1929 stock market crash, suggesting a similar pattern of irrational exuberance.
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