TED Talks Daily Is the AI bubble about to burst? | Henrik Zeberg
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Dec 12, 2025 
Financial analyst Henrik Zeberg dissects the potential for a massive economic bubble surrounding AI and cryptocurrency. He draws parallels with historical manias, highlighting how psychological forces, like FOMO, lead to irrational investments. Zeberg contrasts authoritative warnings from figures like Buffett with public enthusiasm and shares anecdotes of his own investment near-misses. He predicts dire consequences, suggesting that the current tech frenzy may soon mirror past crashes, particularly with Bitcoin at the forefront of the coming downturn.
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Missed Crypto Windfall
- Henrik Zeberg recounts almost buying $150,000 of Bitcoin in 2016 but failing due to transfer difficulties.
- A friend who bought Ethereum at $0.50 later held it to ~$1,400 and gained ~2,800x, illustrating FOMO's lure.
FOMO Is Deeply Human
- Zeberg explains FOMO as an evolutionary trait tied to group safety and status that still drives financial decisions today.
- He shows how that bias makes people follow crowds into risky investment behavior they otherwise wouldn't choose.
Crowds Silence Warnings
- The smoked room experiment shows how crowd presence suppresses individual emergency action.
- Zeberg uses it to explain how crowd dynamics sustain financial bubbles by silencing dissent.
