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Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<\/a>NVDA<\/a>) CEO Jensen Huang says the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom will eventually produce more computing capacity than the market needs, but he doesn’t expect that turning point for another two to three years. <\/p>\n Asked by Ezra Klein whether today’s AI boom could follow the dot-com era, when a transformative technology still produced a painful investment bust, Huang acknowledged that the cycle will eventually turn. <\/p>\n “At some point demand and supply will be inverted again,” Huang said<\/a> on The Ezra Klein Show. “That’s just the nature of markets.” <\/p>\n “It’s not going to happen next year,” he added. “It’s not going to happen in the next couple, two, three years.” <\/p>\n Huang also used the interview to argue that AI labs should not release systems they cannot control<\/a>. <\/p>\n Huang Sees a ‘Period of Digestion’ <\/p>\n Asked what would signal the eventual turn, Huang said markets would slow and enter a “period of digestion,” potentially lasting six months, nine months or a year. <\/p>\n The distinction matters. Huang isn’t arguing that the AI investment cycle can continue indefinitely. He’s arguing that the industry remains years away from building more capacity than customers need. <\/p>\n For now, spending continues to accelerate. <\/p>\n Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year earlier, while Data Center revenue surged 117% to $89 billion. <\/p>\n TrendForce estimates<\/a> the world’s nine largest cloud providers will spend more than $886.7 billion this year, up about 90%, before capital expenditures climb to roughly $1.3 trillion in 2027. It also raised its 2026 AI server shipment growth forecast to nearly 31% as demand strengthened. <\/p>\n Bubble Bears See a Different Breaking Point <\/p>\n Former Fidelity fund manager George Noble this week compared the AI boom to “dot-com and subprime all merged in one,” arguing that the companies funding the buildout may struggle to generate adequate returns<\/a>. <\/p>\n “Show me the ROI,” Noble said. <\/p>\n That points to a different potential breaking point. Reuters reported this week that investors are demanding higher yields on AI-linked debt as hyperscalers prepare for another surge in borrowing, amid concerns over spending requirements and visibility into returns. <\/p>\n Prediction market traders currently see relatively limited near-term risk of a severe downturn. <\/p>\n