'Model X has won' claims keep repeating, investors say the AI race is still early
whurley · x · 2026-09-24
Investor Alexis Ohanian (alexiskold) noted it's shocking to see people proclaim a winner again — this time Muse — after previously declaring ChatGPT, then Anthropic, then Google Gemini had won. The pattern itself suggests the race is still in its early days.
whurley amplified nickfarina's parallel to early quantum computing: even if a single winner eventually emerges in AI, it could take many years to sort out.
The takeaway: the model landscape is far from settled, and "it's over" narratives keep aging poorly.
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