Overview
- DWS chief Stefan Hoops said there is “no playbook” for how a retail-driven boom in AI stocks might unwind, noting that many small investors sitting on large gains could exit quickly if sentiment sours.
- At Web Summit, executives from DeepL and Picsart warned of exaggerated valuations and startups backed on “vibe revenue,” while Michael Burry questioned hyperscaler accounting and disclosed puts against Nvidia and Palantir.
- A new Accel report projects AI data center capacity reaching 117 gigawatts by 2030 and roughly $4 trillion in capital spending over five years, which it estimates would require about $3.1 trillion in revenue to recoup.
- Recent weakness in leading AI and tech names prompted some strategists to call the slide a short-lived “mini panic,” with Nvidia’s earnings next week cited as a potential near-term catalyst.
- Countervailing voices, including General Atlantic’s Bill Ford, Coatue’s Philippe Laffont, and Groq’s Jonathan Ross, argue AI represents a durable tech cycle, even as they acknowledge pockets of overvaluation and possible misallocation.