AI Dominates Conversations and Funding, While Crypto AI Tokens Lag

Mentions of artificial intelligence on social media reached record highs in February 2026, with attention split across applications and concerns. That momentum, however, has not carried over into the crypto space: decentralized AI projects and blockchain-based AI tokens are seeing weak performance and limited visibility even as global interest climbs.

Data from social intelligence platform LunarCrush shows daily mentions of “AI” set all-time records and broke down the conversation: new models, capabilities and industry integration accounted for 40% of mindshare, creative use cases 30%, and ethics and safety 20%.

On sentiment, job-displacement fears represented 60% of mindshare, AI misuse 30%, and regulation 10%. Investment flows reflect the wider focus on traditional AI. Crunchbase data indicates AI attracted nearly half of global funding in 2025, up from 34% in 2024, while total funds into the sector rose more than 75% year over year from $114 billion.

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