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 giants are shifting to capital-intensive models, unlike the equity-funded dotcom era. This extensive infrastructure investment, coupled with "big market delusion" and overconfidence, risks widespread economic fallout if projections falter, potentially causing significant job displacement.

Goldman Sachs warns Amazon and Microsoft face ROE pressure as massive AI spending triggers rising depreciation expenses.

The soaring cost of building and continually replacing AI infrastructure could become a major financial challenge for Big Tech, even if demand for artificial intelligence remains…