Debunking the AI Bubble Burst: Industry Still Surging
scaling01 · x · 2026-07-10
Countering claims that the "AI bubble has burst," the author cites several industry facts to refute the narrative:
- Surging revenues: Anthropic's revenue is multiplying.
- State-level intervention: High-level US government officials have even discussed the possibility of nationalizing AI labs.
- Model capability leaps: 10-trillion-parameter models have emerged, genuinely solving previously insurmountable problems.
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