Every 8 Months a New AI Leader Emerges, Yet Pundits Keep Claiming Durable Advantage
josh_wills · x · 2026-09-08
Investor account buccocapital calls out a recurring pattern: the same people who declare a new AI leader every 8 months always conclude the newcomer holds a durable, structural advantage — when the evidence points to the literal opposite. The post pushes back on packaging short-term benchmark leads as long-term moats in a fast-shuffling frontier race.
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