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A sharp market fall has put the price of AI-linked shares back under the microscope, while fund managers disagree over whether the dip is a warning or an opportunity. Sharecafe reports the S&P 500 fell 4.4 per cent and the Nasdaq 5.5 per cent.

Lightspeed partner Isaac Kim, whose firm backs Anthropic, acknowledged the possibility of an AI bubble but argued for a long-term view. Other investors raised concerns about Anthropic’s prospective listing and the concentration of AI-related stocks, which one portfolio manager said make up 40 per cent of the global index. That is a set of investor opinions, not proof that AI valuations are wrong or that the sell-off marks a lasting turn. Still, it gives readers a useful question beyond the day’s market moves: how much of the AI boom is already priced in?

Discuss: When judging AI companies, should investors focus more on future growth or on how much of that optimism is already reflected in share prices?

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