Howard Marks, co-chair of Oaktree Capital Management LP, said recent setbacks in artificial intelligence-related markets have partly deflated the sense that the sector cannot make mistakes.
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Howard Marks says AI's aura of infallibility has been dented
Recent setbacks in AI-related markets have "somewhat burst the bubble of infallibility" around the sector, a shift that could change how investors view the companies at the center of the AI boom.
From setback to reassessment
How the comments frame the next phase for AI investing
STEP 1
Market stumbles in AI stocks
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STEP 2
Sense of infallibility deflates
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STEP 3
Investors question valuations
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STEP 4
Correction or sustained reassessment?
Supporters' view
Short-term volatility is common in fast-growing sectors.
It does not necessarily signal weakening demand for AI.
Skeptics' warning
Rapid valuation gains can leave markets exposed.
Risk rises when expectations are not met.
The key question for investors
Are the recent setbacks a temporary correction, or the start of a more sustained reassessment?
Temporary correction
Volatility passes and demand for the technology holds.
Sustained reassessment
Investors keep questioning the assumptions behind the sector's rally.
Marks's comments do not provide a forecast; they signal that prominent investors are more willing to challenge the AI rally's assumptions.
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