Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that an AI bubble is “quite possible,” drawing parallels to previous tech booms and busts. But while investors warn of overheating in the market, Zuckerberg insists the bigger danger lies in building too slowly and missing out on the arrival of artificial superintelligence.
“If we end up misspending a couple of hundred billion dollars, I think that that is going to be very unfortunate, obviously,” Zuckerberg said on the Access podcast. “But what I’d say is I actually think the risk is higher on the other side.”
The Growing Talk of an AI Bubble
The comments come as debates over an AI bubble intensify, with many recalling the dot-com collapse of 2000. Some experts fear that massive investments in artificial intelligence could outpace real-world returns, leaving companies and investors exposed. Why Everyone Is Talking About an AI Bubble – Business Insider
Meta has made some of the largest commitments in the AI industry, pledging at least $600 billion on U.S. data centers and infrastructure through 2028. The scale of the investment highlights Zuckerberg’s conviction that hesitancy could leave the company behind in the race toward artificial superintelligence.
Meta’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Gamble
Zuckerberg stressed that being “out of position” when superintelligence arrives would be a far greater setback than overspending. “The risk, at least for a company like Meta, is probably in not being aggressive enough rather than being somewhat too aggressive,” he explained.
