We’re in an AI Bubble—here’s what could pop it

The numbers are staggering: AI startups raised $104.3 billion in the first half of 2025 alone. Existing tech companies are pouring billions more into data centers and infrastructure to power their AI ambitions.

Some economists argue the only reason we're not already in a tariff-driven recession is the massive capital being dumped into artificial intelligence.

Even OpenAI's Sam Altman admits we're in a bubble, calling current valuations "insane."

But when the AI bubble pops, it won't be Silicon Valley billionaires who suffer—it will be working class families and retirees whose pension funds are tied up in overvalued tech stocks and whose jobs are being automated away by the very technology they're unwittingly financing.

Here are five factors that could trigger the collapse.