Technology stocks are trading lower, continuing a recent trend of investor anxiety surrounding the artificial intelligence sector. Concerns persist about the high valuations of AI-related companies and the significant debt used to fund infrastructure growth. This apprehension is magnified by recent hotter-than-expected inflation data, which has fueled fears of the Federal Reserve maintaining higher interest rates for an extended period, thereby increasing borrowing costs for these capital-intensive projects. The weakness appears concentrated in tech, as other major indexes are trading higher.