‘Hectocorns’ Are Just One AI Flashpoint for 2026

Published on January 5, 2026

In 2026, AI hectacorns might go public. That process, historians would tell you, was a harbinger for the dot-com bust as hopeless balance sheets were ignored in favor of overhyped promises that eventually collapsed.

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