Everybody involved at that level knows the AI hype is a sham, so they have their finger hovering above the “sell” button. Open AI’s valuation and cash burn, for example, assume a much higher revenue in the future – but if this upstart can release a similar product with a fraction of the overhead, that cash burn now becomes a massive liability.
Everybody involved at that level knows the AI hype is a sham, so they have their finger hovering above the “sell” button. Open AI’s valuation and cash burn, for example, assume a much higher revenue in the future – but if this upstart can release a similar product with a fraction of the overhead, that cash burn now becomes a massive liability.
Edit to add a source from a real news outlet instead of shitty YouTube clickbait: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-27/china-s-ai-deepseek-shows-silicon-valley-s-huge-blindspot