Pedro Domingos: OpenAI and Anthropic are the WorldCom and Global Crossing of AI
pmddomingos · x · 2026-10-29
Computer scientist Pedro Domingos posted a pointed analogy comparing OpenAI and Anthropic to WorldCom and Global Crossing — the telecom giants that collapsed amid fraud and the dot-com bust — signaling his view that the current AI business models and valuations may be a bubble headed for a similar reckoning.
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