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华尔街并不担心人工智能泡沫,奥尔特曼却忧心忡忡

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华尔街并不担心人工智能泡沫,奥尔特曼却忧心忡忡
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• 尽管OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼(Sam Altman)警告称,在估值飙升的背景下,部分投资者可能面临“亏损”风险,但华尔街对人工智能热潮依旧保持强劲信心。微软(Microsoft)、亚马逊(Amazon)、Alphabet、Meta等大型科技企业仍在不断加大资本投入,以满足日益增长的人工智能需求;而韦德布什证券公司(Wedbush)的丹·艾夫斯(Dan Ives)、Treasury Partners的理查德·萨珀斯坦(Richard Saperstein)等分析师,则着重强调人工智能的长期潜力。

华尔街分析师认为人工智能热潮仍有发展空间。然而,作为这场热潮的核心推动者,OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼似乎信心不足。

上周晚些时候,奥尔特曼在与记者共进晚餐时,将当前的人工智能热潮与20世纪90年代的互联网泡沫相提并论——彼时互联网公司估值急剧飙升,随后便遭遇崩盘。

奥尔特曼在接受科技媒体The Verge采访时表示:“当泡沫出现时,聪明人会因核心真相而陷入过度亢奋。回顾历史上的多数泡沫,比如科技泡沫,其背后皆有真实价值作依托:科技的重要性毋庸置疑,互联网的重大意义也不言而喻。只是人们的热情超出了合理的边界。”

他指出,部分初创公司仅凭三名员工便能融资数亿美元,其估值高得“离谱”。

他表示:“我们是否正处于投资者整体对人工智能过度狂热的阶段?在我看来答案是肯定的。人工智能是否是长久以来最为关键的变革?我的看法也是肯定的。”

奥尔特曼警告称,随着部分炒作消退,部分投资者或将面临“重大损失”,但他坚持认为人工智能创造的长期价值,足以抵消这些短期损失。在15秒内,他三次提及“泡沫”一词,还调侃道,这番言论或许会登上新闻头条。

不过,韦德布什证券公司的丹·艾夫斯并未因奥尔特曼略显谨慎的论调而动摇。他向《财富》杂志表示:“人工智能革命至少会在未来两到三年内,为科技牛市注入动力。”

他在邮件中写道:“第四次工业革命建设预计将投入数万亿美元。尽管人工智能供应商所在的私募市场部分领域可能存在泡沫,但从整体来看,我们并不认为这构成整体泡沫。在我们看来,当下的市场状态更类似于1996年——仍有巨大的发展空间,而非泡沫即将破裂的1999年。”

Treasury Partners首席投资官理查德·萨珀斯坦也对泡沫担忧不以为意,指出大型科技股仍是市场发展的驱动力。

据《巴伦周刊》报道,他在周一的一份报告中写道,大型科技公司“引领市场走高,并将继续主导市场走势”,其依据在于盈利持续增长的预期、强劲现金流的再投资能力以及全球业务扩张。

萨珀斯坦建议投资者继续全面配置美国股票,尤其关注大型科技股。他指出,放松监管、产业回流、资本支出优惠政策等结构性利好因素,将在未来数年为企业业绩提升及更广泛层面的经济增长提供支撑。

资本支出毫无放缓迹象

近期数周,投资者有理由欢呼雀跃,原因是大型科技公司公布的财报均超预期。微软、Alphabet和Meta均实现强劲增长,且在人工智能领域的投入毫无收缩迹象。

微软、亚马逊、Alphabet、Meta等头部科技企业,均已上调资本支出预期,以满足人工智能日益增长的需求。奥尔特曼旗下的OpenAI也不例外。

据The Verge报道,奥尔特曼表示:“在不远的将来,OpenAI将在数据中心建设上投入数万亿美元。届时定会有不少经济学家忧心忡忡地说‘这太疯狂、太鲁莽了’,但我们只会回应‘没关系,让我们沿着既定路径做好该做的事。’”

随着人工智能领域投资激增,“人工智能投资可能超出可持续增长范围”的担忧也在悄然升温。阿里巴巴联合创始人蔡崇信(Joe Tsai)、桥水基金创始人瑞·达利欧(Ray Dalio)等行业人士,均对这一趋势表达了担忧。

今年早些时候,达利欧警告称,当前华尔街的市场周期,与1998年至1999年互联网泡沫破裂前的周期“极为相似”。

他向《金融时报》表示:“存在这样一项足以改写世界格局且注定会大获成功的重大新技术,然而,有些人却将其与投资层面的成功混为一谈。”

上月,阿波罗全球管理公司(Apollo Global Management)首席经济学家托尔斯滕·斯洛克(Torsten Slok)在报告中进一步指出,当前人工智能热潮的热度可能超过20世纪90年代的互联网泡沫。他指出,标普500指数成份股中市值排名前十的公司,其当前估值与基本面的偏离程度,已超过互联网泡沫鼎盛时期。(*)

译者:中慧言-王芳

• 尽管OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼(Sam Altman)警告称,在估值飙升的背景下,部分投资者可能面临“亏损”风险,但华尔街对人工智能热潮依旧保持强劲信心。微软(Microsoft)、亚马逊(Amazon)、Alphabet、Meta等大型科技企业仍在不断加大资本投入,以满足日益增长的人工智能需求;而韦德布什证券公司(Wedbush)的丹·艾夫斯(Dan Ives)、Treasury Partners的理查德·萨珀斯坦(Richard Saperstein)等分析师,则着重强调人工智能的长期潜力。

华尔街分析师认为人工智能热潮仍有发展空间。然而,作为这场热潮的核心推动者,OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼似乎信心不足。

上周晚些时候,奥尔特曼在与记者共进晚餐时,将当前的人工智能热潮与20世纪90年代的互联网泡沫相提并论——彼时互联网公司估值急剧飙升,随后便遭遇崩盘。

奥尔特曼在接受科技媒体The Verge采访时表示:“当泡沫出现时,聪明人会因核心真相而陷入过度亢奋。回顾历史上的多数泡沫,比如科技泡沫,其背后皆有真实价值作依托:科技的重要性毋庸置疑,互联网的重大意义也不言而喻。只是人们的热情超出了合理的边界。”

他指出,部分初创公司仅凭三名员工便能融资数亿美元,其估值高得“离谱”。

他表示:“我们是否正处于投资者整体对人工智能过度狂热的阶段?在我看来答案是肯定的。人工智能是否是长久以来最为关键的变革?我的看法也是肯定的。”

奥尔特曼警告称,随着部分炒作消退,部分投资者或将面临“重大损失”,但他坚持认为人工智能创造的长期价值,足以抵消这些短期损失。在15秒内,他三次提及“泡沫”一词,还调侃道,这番言论或许会登上新闻头条。

不过,韦德布什证券公司的丹·艾夫斯并未因奥尔特曼略显谨慎的论调而动摇。他向《财富》杂志表示:“人工智能革命至少会在未来两到三年内,为科技牛市注入动力。”

他在邮件中写道:“第四次工业革命建设预计将投入数万亿美元。尽管人工智能供应商所在的私募市场部分领域可能存在泡沫,但从整体来看,我们并不认为这构成整体泡沫。在我们看来,当下的市场状态更类似于1996年——仍有巨大的发展空间,而非泡沫即将破裂的1999年。”

Treasury Partners首席投资官理查德·萨珀斯坦也对泡沫担忧不以为意,指出大型科技股仍是市场发展的驱动力。

据《巴伦周刊》报道,他在周一的一份报告中写道,大型科技公司“引领市场走高,并将继续主导市场走势”,其依据在于盈利持续增长的预期、强劲现金流的再投资能力以及全球业务扩张。

萨珀斯坦建议投资者继续全面配置美国股票,尤其关注大型科技股。他指出,放松监管、产业回流、资本支出优惠政策等结构性利好因素,将在未来数年为企业业绩提升及更广泛层面的经济增长提供支撑。

资本支出毫无放缓迹象

近期数周,投资者有理由欢呼雀跃,原因是大型科技公司公布的财报均超预期。微软、Alphabet和Meta均实现强劲增长,且在人工智能领域的投入毫无收缩迹象。

微软、亚马逊、Alphabet、Meta等头部科技企业,均已上调资本支出预期,以满足人工智能日益增长的需求。奥尔特曼旗下的OpenAI也不例外。

据The Verge报道,奥尔特曼表示:“在不远的将来,OpenAI将在数据中心建设上投入数万亿美元。届时定会有不少经济学家忧心忡忡地说‘这太疯狂、太鲁莽了’,但我们只会回应‘没关系,让我们沿着既定路径做好该做的事。’”

随着人工智能领域投资激增,“人工智能投资可能超出可持续增长范围”的担忧也在悄然升温。阿里巴巴联合创始人蔡崇信(Joe Tsai)、桥水基金创始人瑞·达利欧(Ray Dalio)等行业人士,均对这一趋势表达了担忧。

今年早些时候,达利欧警告称,当前华尔街的市场周期,与1998年至1999年互联网泡沫破裂前的周期“极为相似”。

他向《金融时报》表示:“存在这样一项足以改写世界格局且注定会大获成功的重大新技术,然而,有些人却将其与投资层面的成功混为一谈。”

上月,阿波罗全球管理公司(Apollo Global Management)首席经济学家托尔斯滕·斯洛克(Torsten Slok)在报告中进一步指出,当前人工智能热潮的热度可能超过20世纪90年代的互联网泡沫。他指出,标普500指数成份股中市值排名前十的公司,其当前估值与基本面的偏离程度,已超过互联网泡沫鼎盛时期。(*)

译者:中慧言-王芳

• Wall Street is feeling confident about the AI boom, even as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautions that some investors could be “burnt” amid soaring valuations. Major tech firms, including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, continue to increase capital spending to meet growing AI demand, while analysts like Wedbush’s Dan Ives and Treasury Partners’ Richard Saperstein emphasize the long-term potential.

Wall Street analysts are confident the artificial intelligence boom still has room to run. Even if Sam Altman, the OpenAI chief executive at the center of it all, appears less confident.

Speaking to reporters over dinner late last week, Altman drew a parallel between today’s AI frenzy and the 1990s dotcom bubble, when internet company valuations spiked dramatically before crashing.

“When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth,” Altman said, in comments reported by The Verge. “If you look at most of the bubbles in history, like the tech bubble, there was a real thing. Tech was really important. The internet was a really big deal. People got overexcited.”

He noted some startup valuations for companies raising hundreds of millions of dollars with only a staff of three were “insane.”

“Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI? My opinion is yes,” he said. “Is AI the most important thing to happen in a very long time? My opinion is also yes.”

Altman warned that some investors are likely to get “very burnt” as some of the hype unwinds, but maintained that the long-term value created by artificial intelligence will outweigh short-term losses. He also repeated the word “bubble” three times in 15 seconds, joking that the comments were likely to become a headline.

Wedbush’s Dan Ives, however, was undeterred by Altman’s slightly tepid tone. He told Fortune that the “AI revolution will fuel a tech bull market for the next two to three years at least.

“This is trillions being spent in the build-out of this fourth industrial revolution. There could be froth in certain areas of the private market for AI vendors, but ultimately, we do not see this as a bubble. This is a 1996 moment with a lot more room to go, not a 1999 moment in our view,” he said in an email.

Richard Saperstein, chief investment officer at Treasury Partners, also shrugged off concerns, noting that large-cap technology stocks remain the market’s driving force.

In a Monday note reported by Barron’s, he wrote that big tech companies “have led the market higher and will continue to dominate market performance,” citing expectations for continued earnings growth, strong reinvestment of cash flows, and the expansion of their global reach.

Saperstein advised investors to remain fully invested in U.S. equities, with a particular focus on large-cap technology names. He pointed to structural tailwinds, including deregulation, onshoring, and favorable treatment of capital expenditures, that he believes will support both corporate performance and broader economic growth in the years ahead.

No sign of a spending slowdown

Investors have had a reason to cheer in recent weeks, as major tech companies reported earnings that exceeded expectations. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta all posted strong growth and showed no signs of pulling back on AI.

The largest technology companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, have all increased their capital expenditure forecasts to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence. Altman’s OpenAI is no different.

“You should expect OpenAI to spend trillions of dollars on data center construction in the not very distant future,” Altman said, in comments reported by The Verge. “And you should expect a bunch of economists wringing their hands, saying, ‘This is so crazy, it’s so reckless,’ and we’ll just be like, ‘You know what? Let us do our thing.’”

As AI spending soars, there has been simmering concern that investment in AI may be outpacing sustainable growth. Industry figures, including Alibaba cofounder Joe Tsai and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, have all voiced concerns about the trend.

Earlier this year, Dalio warned that the current cycle on Wall Street appeared to be “very similar” to that seen before the dotcom bust in 1998 and 1999.

“There’s a major new technology that certainly will change the world and be successful. But some people are confusing that with the investments being successful,” Dalio told the Financial Times.

In a report last month, Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok went further, arguing that the current AI boom may surpass the internet bubble of the 1990s. He noted that the 10 largest companies in the S&P 500 are now more overvalued relative to fundamentals than during the peak of the dotcom era.

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