Remember when everyone threw money at random dot-com startups? Billions vanished into the internet void. Then crypto had its moment—venture funds couldn't resist the blockchain gold rush.

But here's the kicker: the current AI investment surge makes both look like pocket change. We're talking about capital flows on a completely different scale. The money pouring into artificial intelligence right now? It's rewriting the rulebook on speculative investment frenzies.

Three tech revolutions, three waves of capital. And the third one isn't even close to the first two—it's in a league of its own.