No Lab Loyalty: AI Adoption Driven by Utility, Says Analyst Nina Schick
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-09-05
Analyst Nina Schick observes her Claude usage has dropped off a cliff over the past month since Grok Bot and OpenAI's Astra arrived. Her broader takeaway: there is no lab loyalty in AI — adoption is driven purely by utility, and distrust of the labs runs high even among people who want access to their capabilities.
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