Opinion: AI Companies Shouldn't Be Profitable Yet—AGI Will Absorb the Economy
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-07-30
The author pushes back against expectations for current AI companies to be profitable. Drawing a parallel to how apps and games only generate revenue post-release, he argues that AI companies are actively building AGI and ASI. Once achieved, these systems will fundamentally absorb and transform the entire economy, justifying their current massive investments.
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