AI Investment Strategy

Topic

A discussion on how to deploy a hypothetical $40 billion AI fund, covering the different layers of the AI stack: silicon (chips), foundation models, infrastructure/dev tools, and applications.


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1/1/2026, 6:25:21 AM

Last Updated

1/1/2026, 6:30:55 AM

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1/1/2026, 6:30:55 AM

Summary

AI Investment Strategy refers to the frameworks and capital allocation methods used by sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and corporations to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom. In the context of the All-In Podcast, this includes high-stakes maneuvers like Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) dedicating $40 billion to AI, and Microsoft's strategic 'bailout' of Inflection AI to acquire talent while avoiding antitrust scrutiny. The strategy is characterized by an 'AI Arms Race' where companies like Apple license external models like Google Gemini to remain competitive. Broadly, the field is divided into horizontal investments (broad distribution platforms) and vertical investments (industry-specific applications), with BlackRock projecting up to $8 trillion in AI-related capital expenditure by 2030. However, the strategy also faces risks of an 'AI bubble' driven by circular investment flows and speculative valuations.

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    AI bubble

    The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing amid the current AI boom, a period of rapid progression in artificial intelligence (AI) that is affecting the broader economy. Speculation about a bubble largely originates from concerns that leading AI tech firms are involved in a circular flow of investments that are artificially inflating the value of their stocks.

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