AI Fears Crash Tech Stocks to ChatGPT-Era Lows

Tech stocks have fallen to their cheapest levels since ChatGPT launched in late 2022. The cause: growing fear that the AI boom may be slowing down. That fear has injected uncertainty into the market, pulling prices down sharply. But not everyone is worried. Some analysts say the sell-off has gone too far, and that investors are overreacting to signs of a slowdown. The result is a divided market. For buyers, the low prices may look like an opening. For skeptics, they may be a warning. Either way, the AI trade — the biggest market story of the past three years — is now facing its first real test of confidence.