Ed Zitron's 20-month-old Anthropic bearish calls resurfaced as a cautionary tale
nptacek · x · 2026-10-28
Critics are resurfacing Ed Zitron's article from 20 months ago, packed with calls that aged badly:
- He claimed Anthropic "projected (made up)" $12B revenue for 2027 and "is not worth $60 billion"
- He asserted Anthropic, "much like OpenAI, has categorically failed to productize its LLM"
- The quote-post asks journalists to hold skeptics accountable too: "I would LOVE to read the 'we sat down with Ed Zitron and asked him why he thought he got it wrong so often' article"
A snapshot of how loudly bearish AI commentary has clashed with subsequent reality.
Related event: Ed Zitron's Old Anti-Anthropic Rant Resurfaces, Boaz Barak Stands by It(3 posts)→
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