In The Atlantic, Matthew Sun calls for dropping 'lab' for AI giants
jessicadai_ · x · 2026-09-05
Matthew Sun's piece in The Atlantic argues the AI industry should abandon the term "lab" for its most powerful corporations, reserving the word for organizations whose primary activity is scientific research.
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