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Bret Taylor, who serves as the chairman of OpenAI’s board and leads the AI startup Sierra, recently shared his perspective in an interview with The Verge regarding OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s bold statement that “someone is going to lose a phenomenal amount of money in AI.”
Taylor concurred with Altman’s viewpoint, acknowledging the presence of an AI investment bubble. However, he maintained a balanced outlook, emphasizing that this phenomenon is not necessarily cause for alarm.
“AI is poised to revolutionize the global economy and generate immense value, much like the internet did,” Taylor explained. “At the same time, we are witnessing a speculative bubble where many investors will face significant losses. Both realities coexist, and history offers numerous examples where this duality has played out.”
Drawing parallels to the late 1990s dot-com bubble, Taylor noted that although many startups collapsed when the bubble burst, the fundamental vision behind those companies was largely accurate. “In 1999, despite the failures, the underlying belief in the internet’s transformative power was correct,” he remarked.
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