AI-linked stocks plunged worldwide after leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies ‌warned of risks from rapid development, the starkest threat yet to the billions of dollars being poured into the industry that have driven world markets to record highs ↧ Global AI stocks fall as industry chiefs call for slowing development AI-linked stocks plunged worldwide ​on Monday after leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies warned of potentially existential risks from the technology, shaking confidence in the industry whose vast infrastructure spending has driven ‌world stock markets to record highs.