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The recent cooling-off period in the AI industry has sparked discussions about the sustainability of the AI boom. OpenAI’s Sam Altman has expressed concerns that the AI market is overvalued, coinciding with the company’s admission of challenges in the rollout of its latest ChatGPT model. Altman’s remarks come as tech stocks, including those of AI-focused companies like Palantir, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD, have seen significant declines. Meta, despite its substantial investments in AI, has announced a hiring freeze in its AI division. Industry veterans like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt have warned against the relentless pursuit of artificial general intelligence, suggesting it is alienating the general public and overlooking existing technological opportunities. This period is being viewed as a necessary market correction amid the ongoing AI hype.