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Thursday’s AI-linked market sell-off reflects a confusion between the technology’s transformative potential and the investment returns companies may actually deliver, says David Allen, head of long/short strategies at Plato Investment Management.
Why it mattersThat distinction matters: believing AI could change the world is not the same as knowing which businesses will make money from it. Bloomberg’s account gives Allen’s view, not proof that this was the sole cause of the sell-off. The gap between an exciting technology and a profitable investment is where the argument gets interesting.
Discuss: Should investors judge AI companies by their long-term promise, or by returns they can show today?
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