AI Winter Period
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An AI Winter Period is an economic downturn period that involves reduced AI investment, diminished AI research funding, and decreased AI industry confidence.
- AKA: AI Winter, AI Funding Drought, AI Disillusionment Period, AI Recession.
- Context:
- It can typically follow AI Investment Bubble through market correction events.
- It can typically reduce AI Startup Formation via venture capital withdrawal.
- It can typically decrease AI Research Output through funding constraints.
- It can typically delay AI Technology Adoption due to risk aversion.
- It can typically consolidate AI Market Players through acquisition waves.
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- It can often trigger AI Talent Migration to non-AI sectors.
- It can often prompt AI Strategy Pivots toward practical applications.
- It can often strengthen Surviving AI Companies via competitive advantage.
- It can often reset AI Valuation Expectations to sustainable levels.
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- It can range from being a Mild AI Winter Period to being a Severe AI Winter Period, depending on its market impact depth.
- It can range from being a Short AI Winter Period to being a Extended AI Winter Period, depending on its duration length.
- It can range from being a Sector-Specific AI Winter Period to being a General AI Winter Period, depending on its industry scope.
- It can range from being a Regional AI Winter Period to being a Global AI Winter Period, depending on its geographic extent.
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- It can contrast with AI Investment Bubble through opposite market sentiment.
- It can affect Shadow AI Systems via reduced innovation pressure.
- It can impact AI Consumer Surplus Measures through technology stagnation.
- It can influence AI Governance Frameworks via regulatory relaxation.
- It can shape AI Economic Impact Measures through negative growth metrics.
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- Examples:
- Historical AI Winter Periods, such as:
- Regional AI Winter Periods, such as:
- Sector-Specific AI Winter Periods, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- AI Summer Period, which features sustained investment growth.
- AI Renaissance Period, which shows technological breakthroughs.
- Stable AI Growth Period, which maintains consistent progress.
- See: Economic Downturn Period, AI Investment Bubble, Technology Adoption Cycle, Gartner Hype Cycle, AI Economic Impact Measure, Investment Cycle, Market Correction.