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摘要: How to spot an AI bubble before it pops
Brenda Bouw
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If technology stock valuations plummet, the fallout could have severe impact on Canada’s alrea...
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How to spot an AI bubble before it pops
Brenda Bouw
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If technology stock valuations plummet, the fallout could have severe impact on Canada’s already fragile economy.
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Market pundits have been predicting a dramatic drop in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks for many months now and with SpaceX and other big-name technology companies going public, the concerns – and possible financial fallout – are increasingly top of mind for investors.
But while some Canadian economists and financial experts see a bubble set to pop, others view AI as a revolutionary, money-making technology that’s worth its expensive stock market valuations for the long term.
“A bubble is definitely in the works,” says George Athanassakos, a professor of finance who holds the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at Western University’s Ivey Business School. “To get the timing right, however, is not easy. Markets can stay irrational longer than you can remain solvent, as John Maynard Keynes used to say.”
How Canada could be affected
If technology stock valuations do plummet, as they did during the dot-com bust at the turn of the century, it’s not just U.S. technology investors who may be affected, says Dr. Athanassakos. The fallout could spread across other sectors, including Canada’s already fragile economy.
“The U.S. market may be affected more severely than the Canadian market, as it is more technology-driven. But because the Canadian economy is heavily tied to the U.S. market, Canada will be hit both directly and indirectly,” says Dr. Athanassakos.
A drop in U.S. and global demand could hit Canadian exports, he adds, with the most severe impact on Ontario’s manufacturing sector. Falling global demand could also cause a collapse in commodity prices, including oil and other Canadian resource exports.
While the Bank of Canada could inter
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