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Aswath Damodaran: Why AI Needs $10 Trillion in Revenue to Work

Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 11m

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In this episode of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, Mindy Jensen and Scott Trench sit down with Professor Aswath Damodaran, one of the world’s leading experts on valuation and a professor of finance at NYU Stern School of Business, to unpack whether the massive excitement around AI is justified by the numbers. They explore the billions being invested in AI infrastructure, how much revenue AI companies would need to justify today’s valuations, the risks of overinvestment and an AI bubble, and how investors should think about mega-cap tech stocks in an AI-driven market. Aswath also breaks down the potential impact of AI on employment and the broader economy, why storytelling can distort…