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Aswath Damodaran Says the AI Boom Could End in a Broader Market Reckoning
In this Prof G Markets livestream, Aswath Damodaran discusses the AI boom, market resilience, geopolitical risk, and sky-high private-market valuations. He warns that the current wave of AI investment is more deeply tied to the macroeconomy than the dot-com era, meaning a correction could spread beyond tech and create a longer economic hangover. The excerpt also explores why markets have stayed resilient despite conflict, how earnings forecasts are holding up, and what really justifies trillion-dollar valuations for companies like Anthropic and SpaceX.
A correction could hit more sectors than tech
Damodaran argues the AI boom is feeding into the real economy through data centers, power demand, water use, and jobs, which could make any correction more widespread than the dot-com bust.
Markets are absorbing shocks for now
He says markets have shown unusual resilience to shocks, including conflict-related risks, and that investors are still not seeing clear damage show up in earnings forecasts.
Valuation debates around AI and mega-cap private companies
The conversation also turns to AI valuations, with Anthropic and SpaceX discussed as examples of how future growth, margins, and moats shape trillion-dollar pricing debates.
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Why the AI boom may end in a market-wide correction
Damodaran warns that AI-related investment is spreading through multiple sectors, which could make any downturn broader than a tech-only selloff.
Market resilience amid geopolitical shocks
The discussion looks at why markets have remained surprisingly resilient despite conflict and macroeconomic uncertainty.
How trillion-dollar valuations are being justified
Damodaran weighs in on Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX, focusing on moats, growth, margins, and cash burn.
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