Warren Buffet Says AI Could Be The Next Big Growth Industry
Highlights
- Warren Buffet says AI scamming is the next big growth industry.
- The statement comes at the company’s annual shareholders meeting.
- Bitcoin stands above Meta and Berkshire Hathaway in market capitalization.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett has made several statements at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. The dubbed Oracle of Omaha has taken on Artificial Intelligence (AI), succession talks, and why the company reduced its stake in Apple.
According to Warren Buffet, AI has evolved into the next biggest growth industry although it could be used in the wrong hands likening it to nuclear weapons. He noted that AI scamming is soaring for a potential change due to the latest trends.
He stated that he doesn’t know much about the technology but had a recent encounter with an AI-generated image of himself. Warren Buffet described a daughter asking their parents for money as very believable.
“I mean, scamming has always been part of the American scene, but this would make me, if I was interested in investing in scamming, it’s going to be the growth industry of all time,” he told a crowd of investors at Berkshire’s annual meeting.”
Warren Buffet Compares AI to Nukes
Furthermore, Warren Buffet compared the development of AI to a genie let out of the bottle like the start of nuclear weapons. “I said we let the genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons and that genie has been doing some terrible things lately, and the power of that genie is what, you know, scares the hell out of me,” he added.
In recent times, several executives have spoken on the potential of AI utilized for public good as well as warnings on risks posed on a large scale.
Bitcoin Still Stands Above Berkshire Hathaway
The recent growing adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) has increased its market capitalization among top firms like Meta and Berkshire Hathaway. Bitcoin’s market capitalization stands at $1.25 trillion, with its price above $63,500.
On the other hand, Berkshire Hathaway has a share price of $400.87 and a $867 billion market capitalization. Warren Buffet has been a long-term critic of Bitcoin.
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