How do I know the AI bubble is popping. People get laid off all the time and they interview for new jobs. I recently interviewed and hired an electrician from the datacenter building boom (one of the best and loyal guys I have worked with!) Those of us in the trades do talk and network closely. We cover for each other no questions asked when we need jobs. The AI industry currently has junk bond ratings and no cash to back up new construction. They depend on the oil and gas pipelines to run their peaking generators for energy. Winter is coming, guess what will happen before the new year, regardless of election results. The Linux kernel has been willfully maxtoken-ing their process. Their money and token fountain is closely connected to those junk bonds. Looking at all this from the eyes I had a few decades ago, this is all horrifying.