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Investors are expressing growing concerns regarding AI stocks, with specific companies like Nebius Group experiencing significant share price declines, including a drop exceeding 25% in the previous month. Other sector participants, such as CoreWeave, have seen approximately 50% reductions. Despite these drawdowns, the demand for underlying AI products and services remains exceptionally strong, with companies consistently selling out available capacity. The introduction of new generation technologies, like NVIDIA Blackwell, is further stimulating demand, with customers increasingly pre-purchasing capacity for extended periods. Nebius Group recently secured a $3 billion deal with Meta over five years, adding to a substantial $17.4 billion to $19.4 billion contract announced with Microsoft in early September. While these long-term commitments from hyperscalers indicate robust future revenue, a primary risk involves potential non-renewal of these contracts after their terms, which could lead to excess capacity. However, this risk is considered overvalued by the speaker, who forecasts significant demand absorption from emerging 'physical artificial intelligence' applications such as robotics, driverless car technology, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. These real-world AI applications are expected to enhance worker productivity and boost profitability across various businesses. In contrast to the speaker's bearish outlook on the electric vehicle industry due to perceived lack of organic consumer demand and inconvenience, AI investments are viewed as fundamentally sound for the majority of businesses. A discounted cash flow analysis for Nebius Group yields an intrinsic value per share of $109.67, against a current market price of $84.55. This valuation incorporates an increased risk factor, reflecting recent market volatility. Despite short-term volatility, the company is seen to have high long-term return potential as it continues to expand capacity and real-world AI adoption accelerates, although significant downside risk is also acknowledged.