AI Companies Are in a Race Against Time(econjared.substack.com)
2 pointsby marojejian6 hours ago1 comment
  • marojejian6 hours ago
    >The total amount of incremental AI revenue—from their AI business ... to just break even in the next 10 years is roughly equal to all the revenue these firms earned in the past 10 years.

    There needs to be a dramatic acceleration in profit. Yet, the headwinds seem to be increasing: OW models, Infrastructure-building limitations, liability...

    • toomuchtodo6 hours ago
      If they attempt to increase prices, folks will move to open models, even if not as capable. It is almost impossible for them to achieve the revenue and profit necessary to justify the capital spent to date.

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