Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work
Character.ai bankruptcy filings show unsustainable companion-AI economics, heavy legal costs, and a reported Disney offer.
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Microsoft publishes Nobel economist's bearish AI forecast of just 1.5% GDP growth over a decade
Microsoft published Daron Acemoglu's forecast that AI adds about 1.5% GDP over ten years.
Making AI an asset, not an expense
HPE-sponsored essay argues enterprises should own AI capacity once production demand is steady and predictable.
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OpenRouter's staggering token chart is the AI bubble debate in a single image
OpenRouter weekly token consumption surged 25,000% since January 2025, but reasoning-model 'thinking' tokens inflate the metric beyond real adoption.
The Work Now Within Reach
OpenAI argues increasingly capable and affordable AI can expand what workers and businesses accomplish, lowering the cost of growth.
Teaching Everyone to Fish for Tokens
Analysis argues open-source AI now depends heavily on Nvidia's financing, with a reported $26 billion bet shaping the open-weights ecosystem's future.
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If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
Opinion essay argues the US should nationalize OpenAI and Anthropic into public labs if markets reject their trillion-dollar IPO valuations.
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