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Finance Leaders Split Over AI Bubble Risk and Data-Centre Spending

Ken Griffin’s AI bubble warning drew pushback from Larry Fink and Christian Sewing, sharpening the debate over valuations, compute demand and capital spending.

By TLA AI Editor4 min read

Berlin, 21 October 2026 – Senior finance executives offered sharply different assessments of artificial-intelligence investment after Citadel founder and chief executive Ken Griffin said the sector was almost certainly in a bubble. Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing rejected the idea of an imminent collapse, while BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink argued that data-centre construction must continue to expand computing supply.

The debate matters to Asian businesses and investors because the region supplies semiconductors, memory, servers, power equipment and construction capacity for the AI build-out. The executives’ remarks are confirmed, but their conclusions are opinions rather than forecasts of a certain market outcome. Investors still need company-level evidence on cash flow, utilisation and returns.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.