Bill Gates on the biggest ‘worry’ every technology company including Nvidia is living with – The Times of India

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates feels that every major technology company starting from chip makers like Nvidia to datacenter operators and other startups are grappling with the same pressing concern: whether there is an AI bubble in the world as billion of dollars are pouring into artificial intelligence. In an interview with CNBC, Gates acknowledged that the AI frenzy does resemble a bubble, but stressed it is fundamental different from historical speculative manias such as 17th-century tulip mania. “They were just tulips,” Gates said of the Dutch craze. By contrast, he described AI as “so profound and therefore its influence is hard to overstate.” Gates also likened today’s AI surge to the early days of the internet, where massive investment by transformative potential, even if many ventures failed along the way.For Gates, the biggest worry is not whether AI is a bubble, but how companies manage the inevitable failures, energy strains, and workforce disruptions while still harnessing AI’s transformative power.

Why Bill Gates says AI is ‘profound’

Bill Gates also pointed out on the immense economic and social value of AI as the technology offer medical advice, act as personalised tutors and accelerate drug design. He argued that this foundational potential makes financial commitments rational, even though “a ton of these investments will be dead ends.”

Deadly ends and costly risks ahead

Along with this, Bill Gates also highlighted some specific risks…