The artificial intelligence market went into a spin after the "blue tsunami" of the midterm elections in the United States: the Nasdaq 100 index collapsed by 6.4%, "erasing" a value of 2.5 trillion dollars, writes Reuters. As the agency points out, investors are seeking protection en masse - phones on Wall Street are "ringing off the hook" - amid fears that the results of the US elections will slow down the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. According to analysts, the decline was caused by a combination of several factors: Political risk: concerns that a Democratic victory in the midterm elections could lead to increased regulation and a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure; Technical rebalancing: Large leveraged funds traded on the stock exchange (ETF) were forced to sell approximately $47 billion worth of shares due to portfolio rebalancing. According to Nomura, this is one of the largest figures recorded. Market Overheating: Months of sustained bullishness in the AI sector created an oversupply of positions that began to close en masse as signs of instability emerged. RBC channel at max.