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Gary Marcus slams Anthropic's $30T valuation as fantasy

Gary Marcus criticizes Anthropic's ambitious valuation, questioning the company's financial projections and the potential risks to investors. He highlights Anthropic's practice of asking potential employees about stock value crashing to zero, contrasting it with their stated big plans. Marcus also notes that Thomson Reuters has reduced its use of Anthropic's Claude, suggesting a disconnect between Anthropic's aspirations and current market realities. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential overvaluation in the AI sector and investor risks.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice criticizing a major AI company.

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Gary Marcus slams Anthropic's $30T valuation as fantasy

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