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Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists by techpression on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:37AM (#50424209)
Where do you get the idea that Anthropic is profitable from? Is this another one of those “if we remove everything that is a cost, then revenue means profit”-scenarios?
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Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists by passwordoops on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:08AM (#50424490)
Anyone who counts cost as part of their P&L shouldn't be allowed to make decisions! /s
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Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists by drillsteps5 on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:12AM (#50427533)
I believe the technical term is EBBT (Earnings Before Bad Things).
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Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists by mrguyorama on Monday November 09, 2026 @02:24PM (#50430399)
If you ignore equipment and labor, gold mines are pure profit.
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