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At the RevStar Summit in Montréal, Canadian venture capitalists and tech investors discussed the impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on startup investing. While they agree that AI is transforming the startup landscape, there is debate over whether the current investment hype signifies a growing bubble. Emily Walsh of Georgian Partners noted that AI is starting a long-term journey of transformation despite the potential risk of some investments turning to zero. Jim Texier from Framework Venture Partners expects a market correction soon due to inflated expectations of AI’s capabilities. Karamdeep Nijjar of Inovia Capital emphasized the fierce competition in the AI startup space but sees potential beyond large language models. The summit, organized by Vasco and Boreal Ventures, highlighted the importance of commercialization and go-to-market strategies for Canadian startups to compete globally, especially leveraging Canada’s strong AI research community.