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AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that's already transforming how the world lives and works. Money is pouring into AI so rapidly that it's outpacing the ability to turn a profit.

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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that's already transforming how the world lives and works.

Money is pouring into AI so rapidly that it's outpacing the ability to turn a profit.

Yet AI can also fuel a market meltdown, a recession – or both.

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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that's already transforming how the world lives and works. Money is pouring into AI so rapidly that it's outpacing the ability to turn a profit. Yet AI can also fuel a market meltdown, a recession – or both.

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Yet AI can also fuel a market meltdown, a recession – or both.

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