20260217 - The AI Scare Trade: the all-purpose excuse for number go down

Business can't compete if it has to think up new excuses https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/17/the-ai-scare-trade-the-all-purpose-excuse-for-number-go-down/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips: [email protected] Sources: Commercial real estate share slide accelerates in latest sell-off driven by AI fears https://www.ft.com/content/90e8ed28-e44b-48da-b06c-a54bc71f053a Logistics stocks sink as AI fear trade finds latest victim https://financialpost.com/transportation/logistics-stocks-sink-ai-fear-trade AI paranoia grips the City as chatbots take over https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/13/ai-paranoia-grips-the-city-as-chatbots-take-over/ You've put AI everywhere! But can you insure against AI going wrong? https://www.thestack.technology/youve-put-ai-everywhere-but-can-you-insure-against-ai-going-wrong/ Previously on Pivot to AI: The job losses are real — but the AI excuse is fake https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/29/the-job-losses-are-real-but-the-ai-excuse-is-fake/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHeTXoORzE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA SaaSpocalypse: investors overspend badly on software companies and blame AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/12/saaspocalypse-investors-overspend-badly-on-software-companies-and-blame-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYFmohEZHw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA