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Why did AI ‘science fiction’ spur market panic? We asked a behavioral-finance expert to find out. - MarketWatch

‘It was simply hysteria’: Amid high AI valuations and fears of software displacement, a blog post from Citrini Research ignited a selloff as investors tried to front-run the exit

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Last updated: April 15, 2026, 12:17 PM

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Why did AI ‘science fiction’ spur market panic? We asked a behavioral-finance expert to find out. - MarketWatch

‘It was simply hysteria’: Amid high AI valuations and fears of software displacement, a blog post from Citrini Research ignited a selloff as investors tried to front-run the exit

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