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Prof G Markets · Friday, July 10, 2026

Mallaby: AI Sector Not in Bubble, But OpenAI May Be

Sebastian Mallaby distinguishes between the broader AI sector and OpenAI specifically, stating he believes there's an "OpenAI bubble" but not a general AI bubble. He sees strong long-term demand for AI compute and related infrastructure as being "for real."

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My view is that we have an OpenAI bubble but not a general AI bubble.
Sebastian Mallaby
So I think that, you know, AI as a sector, and therefore the demand for the semiconductors, the data center businesses, all these things that people worry about, the demand for compute, I don't think that that's a bubble.
Sebastian Mallaby
I think that's for real.
Sebastian Mallaby
Heard on Prof G Markets — “This Is How OpenAI Goes Broke — ft. Sebastian Mallaby, published Friday, July 10, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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