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Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom

9 December 2025 at 11:31
Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.

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Ben Horowitz, a major A.I. venture capitalist, in 2019. β€œThe clearest sign that we are not actually in a bubble is the fact that everyone is talking about a bubble,” he said.

Fears About A.I. Prompt Talks of Super PACs to Rein In the Industry

26 November 2025 at 11:30
As artificial intelligence companies prepare to pour money into the midterm elections, some in the A.I. world are hatching plans of their own to curb the industry’s influence.

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Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, an A.I. company that favors more guardrails for the technology. Some of the company’s employees have discussed how to become more involved in political advocacy.
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