Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has 'elements of irrationality'17 hours ago Share Save Faisal Islam, economics editor and Rachel Clun, business reporter Share SaveAlphabet boss Sundar Pichai has warned of some "irrationality" in the current AI boomEvery company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC. Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) investment had been an "extraordinary moment", there was some "irrationality" in the current AI boom. Asked whether Google would be immune to the impact of the AI bubble bursting, Mr Pichai said the tech giant could weather that potential storm, but also issued a warning. Mr Pichai said Alphabet will develop "state of the art" research work in the UK including at its key AI unit DeepMind, based in London. Mr Pichai said action was needed, including in the UK, to develop new sources of energy and scale up energy infrastructure.