NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran believes a potential AI crash would be more painful than the bursting of the dot-com bubble because the industry is building massive amounts of debt-financed physical infrastructure rather than lightweight software. Even if AI succeeds, he sees a problem. The actual business model is to replace entire jobs, with unclear consequences for society.

Global finance expert Aswath Damodaran warns AI's massive infrastructure spending, funded by debt, poses a greater risk than the dot-com crash. Unlike the internet boom's light…

NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran believes a potential AI crash would be more painful than the bursting of the dot-com bubble because the industry is building massive amounts…

Valuation expert Aswath Damodaran warns the AI boom's massive capital expenditure, largely debt-funded, could lead to a more painful downturn than the dotcom crash. He notes tech…