Ken Griffin warns AI chip glut could crash prices, compares GPUs to airline seats
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin warned at a global market conference that an oversupply of AI chips could crash pricing, likening GPUs to airline seats. He argued that even at low prices, GPUs could still generate profit, but warned that supply exceeding demand would push pricing into a "freefall" zone, undermining AI investment assumptions. Griffin also questioned the effective lifespan of GPUs and noted enterprise customers are distinguishing between expensive closed-source and cheap open-source models for different use cases.
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin compared graphics processing units (GPUs) to airline seats, arguing that even heavily discounted seats still earn money, so pricing would collapse if GPU supply outstrips demand. He cited the telecom build-out around 2000 as a historical parallel where excess capacity drove prices down. Griffin also questioned the useful life of GPUs, noting chips five or six years old still earn extraordinary rates but may not hold, and said corporate buyers are increasingly choosing cheaper open-source AI models over premium ones.
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