Asia&#x27;s AI-fueled market rally has created huge winners — but also growing risks. In this episode, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Invesco fund manager Fiona Yang about why Korea&#x27;s AI boom has become increasingly volatile, where she&#x27;s still finding value in China and India and why the next generation of winners may be the companies using AI rather than building it.<br><br>Join us in Edinburgh for Fringe Festival!<br>https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-butcher-the-brewer-the-baker-and-merryn-somerset-webb<br>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Asia's AI Boom Creating the Next Investment Bubble?

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Is Asia's AI Boom Creating the Next Investment Bubble?

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Is Asia's AI Boom Creating the Next Investment Bubble?

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.