AI free promos and alleged 'fake ZDR' draw a crypto-boom comparison

MOMolly O’Shea@MollySOShea3:27 PM · Oct 17, 2026

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) says AI model companies have “zero loyalty” & parts of the AI boom look like the worst parts of the crypto boom: “There's all kinds of crazy things going on with AI, including people inventing token volumes. There's a lot of free promos.… Show more

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Molly O’Shea@MollySOShea

BREAKING: 60% of Vercel deployments are now driven by AI agents, up from 3% in Jan 2026. FULL INTERVIEW Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg), Founder & CEO @Vercel Stats: › 80% of AI Gateway token volume comes from open models › 10 years to reach 1B deployments, then another 1.5B in… Show more