The artificial intelligence giant Nvidia on Wednesday notched yet another historic milestone, becoming the first company to be worth $5 trillion.

The value of Nvidia alone is now worth more than the GDP of every country on earth, except for the United States and China, according to World Bank data.

Three months ago, the company was worth $4 trillion and a little over two years ago, it was worth $1 trillion.

On Wednesday, shares of the company opened up more than 3%.

More than any of its competitors, Nvidia and its record run have become emblematic of an AI investment frenzy that has pushed U.S. stock markets to new highs throughout the year, while making billionaires out of the industry's top shareholders .

The same run has also raised concerns that AI could be vulnerable to a

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