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July 22, 2026

7 ways the AI bubble could actually burst

Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s latest model has sparked concerns that the AI bubble could pop soon. What could trigger it?


The AI market continues to take investors on a wild ride, with the latest whiplash materialising in a brutal public market selloff last week. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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