Asian shares traded mixed early Tuesday as optimism encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street clashed with anxiety about surging oil prices and a possible AI bubble. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7% to 62,881.03. South Korea 's Kospi dropped 1.2% to 7,726.30, in what analysts are categorizing as fallout from overreliance on fraying AI hopes. “Global equities remain dangerously dependent on a tiny cluster of AI leaders, creating a rally structure that looks powerful on the surface but increasingly fragile underneath,” said Stephen Innes, analyst with SPI Asset Management. He believes South Korea may be among the first major economies that will undergo what he called "the political redistribution phase of the AI boom.” Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.3% to 8,676.60. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.2% to 26,467.50, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.4% to 4,208.00. Oil prices continued to rise, as the war with Iran threatens to drag on. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 91 cents to $98.98 a barrel.…