How to Classify AI Model Companies in 2026
willccbb · x · 2026-07-13
The post cites a reflection on classifying AI model companies/labs in 2026, aiming to redraw the stages.
Traditional labels like "pre-product" are insufficient; companies should be understood as forms:
- blog: blogs and non-original research content, visual presentation first
- models: model releases as core
- labs: more like research labs
- cloud: infrastructure/cloud capabilities
- RSI and new forms.
The overall message: with open weights, models, and infrastructure evolution, AI company organizational forms will be more complex than traditional SaaS.
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