{"id":27946,"date":"2025-11-18T18:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27946"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:04:03","slug":"no-firm-is-immune-if-ai-bubble-bursts-google-ceo-tells-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27946","title":{"rendered":"No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts, Google CEO tells BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble.<\/p>\n<p>Pichai said in an interview with the BBC published on Tuesday that the current wave of AI investment was an &#8220;extraordinary moment&#8221; but acknowledged &#8220;elements of irrationality&#8221; in the market, echoing warnings of &#8220;irrational exuberance&#8221; during the dotcom era.<\/p>\n<p>There has also been much debate among analysts about whether AI valuations are sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0 AI in Action: Aga Khan University Explores the Future of Work and Human-AI Synergy<\/p>\n<p>Asked about how Google would cope with a potential bursting of a bubble, Pichai said he thought it could weather the storm but added: &#8220;I think no company is going to be immune, including us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alphabet shares have surged about 46% this year, as investors bet on its ability to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, concerns about lofty AI valuations have begun to weigh on broader markets, while British policymakers have also flagged bubble risks.<\/p>\n<p>Also Reae: AI misuse fears grow after Anthropic reports China-linked cyber campaign<\/p>\n<p>In September, Alphabet pledged 5 billion pounds over two years for UK AI infrastructure and research, including a new data centre and investment in DeepMind, its London-based AI lab.<\/p>\n<p>Pichai also told the BBC in the interview conducted at Google&#8217;s California headquarters that Google would begin training models in Britain, a move Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will bolster the country&#8217;s ambition to be the world&#8217;s third AI &#8220;superpower&#8221; after the United States and China.<\/p>\n<p>Pichai also warned of the &#8220;immense&#8221; energy needs of AI and said Alphabet&#8217;s net-zero targets would be delayed as it scales up computing power.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble. Pichai said in an interview with the BBC published on Tuesday that the current wave of AI investment was an &#8220;extraordinary moment&#8221; but acknowledged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}