Venture capital's AI love affair: A bubble waiting to pop?

We’re experiencing a tale of two cities in the venture investing world for AI and non-AI companies. It’s been the best of times for pure-play AI startups and those that could convince investors they were close enough to being one. It’s been the worst of times for non-AI startups for the past two years; funding for some groups of founders has significantly plummeted and companies that would once have received follow-on venture rounds were left to become profitable or die.  

With almost...