DW probes AI bubble crash risk; Burkov says open-weight models will outlast it
burkov · x · 2026-10-17
DW News published a video asking whether an AI bubble burst could trigger a global financial crisis, drawing 577K views in 17 hours. Author Andriy Burkov responded that while the bubble may burst, open-weight models aren't going anywhere — and a crash would force GPU prices down to 'potato chip' levels, which he calls Christmas for everyone building with AI.
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