Is AI a Bubble or a Revolution? Human[X] Asks: Why Not Both?

Editor’s note: The author moderated a panel at Human[X].

LAS VEGAS — The big takeaways from the first-ever Human[X] conference: AI agents are everywhere, and need orchestration and governance. Models are improving rapidly — but trust is a work in progress.

And man, there’s a lot of money sloshing around in the AI space these days: the industry grew to global market size of $184 billion in 2024, up from about $134 billion the previous year, according to Statista figures.

The Human[X]conference, founded by Stefan Weitz and