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BUSINESS · OCT 20, 2026

Ken Griffin Warns of Bubbles in AI Boom

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin stated that the artificial intelligence boom likely contains bubbles, comparing the current trend to the .com era and the railroad boom.

Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin stated that the current artificial intelligence boom almost certainly contains bubbles. He argued that radical economic transformations are generally intertwined with bubbles, drawing parallels between the current AI trend and the railroad era as well as the .com boom of 1999-2000.

Griffin acknowledged that while some layers of AI investment may burst, the technologies that survive such corrections often become game-changing and produce market leaders for decades.

This perspective aligns with warnings from other financial figures, including Ray Dalio and Howard Marks. The Bank for International Settlements has also noted that current AI trends echo the .com era.


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