It's Not Just Meta, the Whole AI Industry is Spending Billions Ahead of Proof
Left-Hotel904 · reddit · 2026-08-04
A widely discussed chart on Reddit points out a severe "spending ahead of proof" phenomenon in the current AI industry. The author emphasizes that nearly all major tech giants—not just Meta—are pouring tens of billions into hoarding compute infrastructure before finding a clear, scalable ROI or business model.
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