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THE SUCCESS OF CHINA’S AI DEEPSEEK SHAKES U.S. MARKETS.
What we witnessed yesterday with the historic drop in the New York Stock Exchange, triggered by this Chinese artificial intelligence application, is neither an isolated phenomenon nor a mere market adjustment; it is a warning about the structural vulnerabilities of Western economies in an era where technology has become a strategic battleground.
The $1 trillion stock market crash, equivalent to 60% of Spain’s GDP, reveals not only the magnitude of the economic damage but also the speed at which technological innovation can redefine market expectations. This event highlights how the highly interconnected digital economy amplifies the impact of technological disruptions in real time. In this case, the epicenter was NVIDIA, whose dependence on advanced chip development made it the immediate target of market distrust, dragging down an entire ecosystem of tech companies and related sectors.
Artificial intelligence, until recently considered an unquestionable promise of future profitability, has now proven to be a double-edged sword. By offering a significantly more affordable solution, DeepSeek dismantles the business model based on expensive infrastructures and high-end chips, threatening not only tech giants but even tangential sectors such as real estate, which invests in large data centers.
From a strictly financial perspective, investor behavior reflects a fundamental logic: the emergence of a technology that promises to drastically reduce operating costs immediately alters the profitability projections of affected companies. This explains the chain reaction that led to the massive withdrawal of capital from tech stocks.
This episode reopens the debate on whether artificial intelligence is inflating a speculative bubble. Blind faith in the potential of this technology, combined with a lack of regulation and the astronomical costs associated with its development, could be fueling a bubble similar to the dot-com crash of the late 1990s. While DeepSeek represents a tangible breakthrough, its emergence could also serve as the catalyst that exposes the sector’s underlying weaknesses.
China’s ability to develop competitive technology at a fraction of the cost of its Western counterparts demonstrates not only superior economic efficiency but also an aggressive and strategic use of available technological resources. This development is not just an economic threat; it is a direct challenge to U.S. leadership in key sectors such as defense, aerospace, and nanotechnology.
What has happened with DeepSeek is not just a formidable episode—in the most literal and alarming sense of the word—but a lesson in the volatile and unpredictable nature of technology as an economic driver.
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