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Most likely not, at least not in the ordinary sense. An AI winter generally involves a sharp drop in funding, interest, and expectations for artificial intelligence. At the moment, there is still a great deal of investment being made in AI infrastructure, models, data centers, and chips.

That doesn’t imply that the market is immune to a correction.

A more realistic scenario is an AI market reset:

• Weaker startups may struggle or disappear
• Investors may become much more selective
• Consolidation could accelerate around a smaller number of strong players
• Companies will face increasing pressure to prove that AI spending actually creates measurable business value

Therefore, the greater risk might not be an “AI winter.”

It could be an “AI correction”.

The one comparison I find more useful is the dot-com crash: although many internet companies went bankrupt, their valuations tumbled, and expectations were once again set, the internet itself kept on transforming the economy.

It could take a course similar to an AI course.

Even if the hype, the valuations, and the number of companies involved decline greatly, the technology could still keep advancing. The main question at this point is no longer whether AI is powerful.

It is a question of whether the economic considerations can justify the extent of the investment.