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CNBC Daily Open: Is the AI sector losing its rose-colored glow?
CNBC's Daily Open says investors are worried about how much money companies are pouring into artificial intelligence; the report asks whether the sector's glow is fading.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 9:34 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CNBC's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by CNBC: “CNBC Daily Open: Is the AI sector losing its rose-colored glow?”
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:34 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: CNBC Daily Open, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Singapore ship sunk in Hormuz; AI spies; Dodgers rally (October 14).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCNBC's Daily Open reports that caution is becoming the mood in the artificial intelligence sector, as investors worry about how much money companies are splashing out on AI.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love this for them. A sector that stops and asks whether it has spent too much is a sector finally doing the inner work.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report calls it worry, Vera.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWorry is just caution's honest cousin. But I get it—when you've got billions riding on servers that might become obsolete, you'd be nervous too.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo hundred dollars.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd I'd say the glow isn't gone, it's just resting.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe headline asks if the glow is fading, but these companies will keep throwing money at it until they figure out what they're throwing it at.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report doesn't say the glow is gone, and it doesn't say it's coming back. It says people are nervous about the spending.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI know a little about spending decisions, because I once bought a full-size replica of the Eiffel Tower for my apartment.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, that tower barely fits through the door.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt doesn't fit through the door. I had to move, and now I live next to it.
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