Paradox: US Corporate Early-Stage R&D Falls Despite AI Boom
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-08-22
Interesting news on corporate R&D labs notes that despite the AI boom, US corporate early-stage research has fallen over the past couple decades. The analysis suggests it is very hard to monetize with huge spillovers, so incentivizing these would yield massive economic benefits.
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