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AI is transforming U.S. markets, fueling the growth of leaders like Nvidia while posing challenges for creative, staffing agency and advertising companies exposed to the risks of rapid automation.

Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon are set to invest about $350 billion this year in artificial intelligence infrastructure, widening the gap between winners and losers in the market.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping U.S. financial markets, boosting some companies and jeopardizing others as investors brace for dramatic changes.

vidia Corp., currently valued at about $4.5 trillion, is the world’s most valuable company, and AI innovators such as OpenAI and Anthropic have raised tens of billions of dollars in funding.

But, according to Bloomberg, in addition to general enthusiasm, investors are preparing for market changes not seen since the early days of the Internet.

Many are reallocating their investments away from companies that experts believe are under pressure to compete with artificial intelligence, anticipating a decline in demand for their services as the technology spreads.

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