Gary Marcus seeks accounting experts to unpack Anthropic's ~$72B charge and profitability timeline
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-27
Gary Marcus is following up on Anthropic's recently reported $72 billion accounting charge, publicly asking for a genuine corporate accounting expert to walk through what it means: how soon Anthropic might (or might not) actually become profitable, and how much the charge ultimately matters.
His follow-up tweet reiterates the request, and replies include reactions like "holy shit." It's an open debate about AI company valuations and financial health.
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