# Are We In An AI Hype Cycle?

**Author:** Y Combinator
**Type:** Video
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/LR-are-we-in-an-ai-hype-cycle
**YouTube ID:** _-5xJQ4U8g0

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Is the latest excitement around AI just another round of dot-com or crypto style hype? The Lightcone hosts discuss where
AI might be if the hype cycle is real and what may remain once the buzz wears off.

