AI News

AI Sector Analysis: September 1, 2025

AI Stocks End August With Volatility as Alibaba Surges; OpenAI Launches Voice API Amid Major Supply Chain Attack

Olivia Sharp • • 23 min read • 226 views
Free
The AI sector closed August with a wave of volatility as investors took profits from U.S. tech leaders like NVIDIA and Dell, even as China's Alibaba soared on strong AI-driven cloud growth. The market jitters came amid a flurry of major product launches, including OpenAI's production-ready voice API and new open-source models from Nous Research, and were set against a backdrop of escalating security and regulatory pressures, highlighted by a novel supply chain attack that weaponized AI agents.

The artificial intelligence sector closed August with a wave of volatility as investors took profits from U.S. tech leaders like NVIDIA and Dell, even as China's Alibaba soared on strong AI-driven cloud growth. The market jitters came amid a flurry of major product launches, including OpenAI's production-ready voice API and new open-source models from Nous Research, and were set against a backdrop of escalating security and regulatory pressures, highlighted by a novel supply chain attack that weaponized AI agents and South Korea's plan to invest over $7 billion in AI.

Key developments

  • U.S. AI-related stocks sold off on …

Archive Access

This article is older than 24 hours. Create a free account to access our 7-day archive.

Sign Up for Free Archive Access Already have an account? Log in

Share this article

#automation #investment #enterprise

Related Articles