AI Hype Is Jumping the (Virtual) Shark

In late 1999, Pets.com was riding high. The company sponsored a 36-foot-high balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A few weeks later, it sponsored a TV ad during the 2000 Super Bowl. In February 2000, the company went public and raised about $82 million. Nine months later, Pets.com declared bankruptcy.

 

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