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Tech AI disruption sell-off

AI Disruption Triggers Broad Market Sell-Off

Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Feb 13, 2026 · Last updated Feb 13, 2026

Sentiment
-70
Attention
6
Articles
9
Market Impact
Direct
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Market Impact

Wall Street experienced sharp losses across various sectors, including software, financial services, real estate, insurance, and logistics, due to investor fears of AI-driven disruption. This 'AI scare trade' led to significant stock price declines for numerous companies as investors rotated out of business models perceived as vulnerable to automation.

Software Financial Services Real Estate
Event Summary

Wall Street is experiencing a significant sell-off driven by investor fears of disruption from artificial intelligence. Initially impacting software companies, the 'AI scare trade' quickly spread to other sectors deemed vulnerable to automation, such as private credit, real estate brokers, data analytics, legal services, and insurers. Key events triggering this unease include Anthropic's legal AI plug-in, Altruist's AI-enabled tax planning features, Insurify's AI-powered insurance comparison tool on OpenAI===ChatGPT, and Algorhythm Holdings' SemiCab unit demonstrating substantial freight volume boosts without increased headcount. This has led to sharp declines in stock prices for major companies like Atlassian, Intuit, Workday, Salesforce, Adobe Inc., CrowdStrike, Ares Management, Blackstone Inc., Blue Owl Capital, Apollo Global Management, TPG Inc., KKR & Co., LPL Financial, Raymond James Financial, Charles Schwab Corporation, S&P Global, Moody s Corporation, FactSet, MSCI, Thomson Reuters, CBRE Group, JLL (company), Cushman & Wakefield, CoStar Group, Willis Towers Watson, Aon, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Landstar System, and C.H. Robinson. The S&P 500 Software & Services index alone lost about $2 trillion in value.

Key Actions
80 S&P 500 Software & Services index lost $2 trillion in value
70 Atlassian stock price decreased by 47%
70 Intuit stock price decreased by 40%
70 Workday stock price decreased by 33%
70 Salesforce stock price decreased by 30%
70 Adobe Inc. stock price decreased by 25%
70 S&P Global stock price decreased by more than 25%
60 Anthropic unveiled legal AI plug-in
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Entities Involved
index
S&P 500
The S&P 500 Software & Services index lost about $2 trillion in value, reflecting broad market concerns about AI disruption across various sectors.
Importance 80 Sentiment -50
index
Nasdaq-100
The Nasdaq 100 saw several of its stocks become the worst-performing this year due to AI disruption fears, particularly in the software sector.
Importance 70 Sentiment -50
stock
Atlassian
Atlassian's stock fell 47% this year, making it one of the worst-performing Nasdaq 100 stocks due to concerns about AI disrupting traditional software models.
Importance 60 Sentiment -47
stock
Intuit
Intuit's stock dropped 40% this year, reflecting investor fears that AI tools could upend its business model in the software sector.
Importance 60 Sentiment -40
stock
Workday
Workday lost a third of its value this year, as investors worried about the impact of fast-advancing AI tools on its enterprise software offerings.
Importance 60 Sentiment -33
stock
Salesforce
Salesforce tumbled about 30% in 2026, facing significant losses due to investor concerns over AI disruption in the software industry.
Importance 60 Sentiment -30
stock
Adobe Inc.
Adobe's stock is down 25%, as the market reacted negatively to the potential for AI to disrupt its traditional software and creative tools.
Importance 60 Sentiment -25
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S&P 500 related ↔ Nasdaq-100
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