Opinion: Would the AI race be chill if Big Tech found revenue streams slower?
davidmanheim · x · 2026-08-18
Responding to a hypothesis that a race between Microsoft, Meta, and Google would be 'chill,' David Manheim challenges the assumption. He argues it presupposes that safety progress happens regardless and that companies wouldn't compete hard if they discovered revenue streams later, noting significant uncertainties in this view.
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