@valpackett@social.treehouse.systems
Post #3025378
2026-05-17 05:50 UTC
@soph@grrl.me Ed himself previously said something like "8x-9x" but this sounds more like "40x-150x" which holy shit
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@jargoggles@kolektiva.social 2026-05-17 19:50
@valpackett@social.treehouse.systems @soph@grrl.me Yeah, the wild thing about Ed Zitron's reporting is that he's usually doing his math from either best-case or at the very least, very generous terms. He's typically pointing out that when you look at the actual numbers, the financials are literally *impossible* even when you give AI companies every benefit of the doubt. If 8-9x is assuming the people running things are otherwise competent, outside of making an obviously disastrous investment, then 40-150x feels about right when you account for the people who actually run these companies.