Anthropic's margin math mocked as 'Vibe accounting'
Anthropic's gross margin calculations drew fierce criticism, with one critic coining 'Vibe accounting' to mock its claim of profitability minus costs; defenders argue no GAAP precedent exists for frontier labs and judgment should wait for the S-1 filing.
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