Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning

An entrance to the Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex in Abilene, Texas on Sept 22, 2025. Investors have closely watched a series of intertwined deals over recent months between top AI developers such as OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, and the companies building the costly computer chips and data centres needed to power these AI products. — AP

LONDON: Lingering doubts about the economic promise of artificial intelligence technology are starting to get the attention of financial institutions that raised warning flags this week about an AI investment bubble.

Officials at the Bank of England on Oct 8 flagged the growing risk that tech stock prices pumped up by the AI boom could burst.