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AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI face unsustainable financial future, argues Frédéric Lordon

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An article by Frédéric Lordon argues that AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are on an unsustainable financial path. The author posits that their massive upcoming payouts to tech giants, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars annually, make profitability impossible. Lordon questions the current financing models and likens the situation to a speculative bubble. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term financial sustainability of major AI labs and their funding models.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named author discussing the financial viability of AI companies.

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AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI face unsustainable financial future, argues Frédéric Lordon

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · edwardchampion ·

    This Frederic Lordon article, forwarded to me by a friend, is an excellent reminder that there is absolutely no way that Anthropic and OpenAI will be profitable

    This Frederic Lordon article, forwarded to me by a friend, is an excellent reminder that there is absolutely no way that Anthropic and OpenAI will be profitable, especially since they have to pay out $412 billion to the tech giants next year and $440 billion the year after that. …

    LINKS newleftreview.org/…/warning-signs

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