> Which company will win the AI race is anybody’s guess. Regardless, OpenAI’s embrace of the Anthropic business model makes one thing abundantly clear: For all the wonder and change that generative AI brings as a technology, there hasn’t been any real innovation in the business models of Silicon Valley. For decades, most tech companies have succeeded by either selling ads or selling enterprise tools. One day OpenAI or Anthropic might cure cancer and remake the world, but for now they still have to pay the bills.
> Which company will win the AI race is anybody’s guess. Regardless, OpenAI’s embrace of the Anthropic business model makes one thing abundantly clear: For all the wonder and change that generative AI brings as a technology, there hasn’t been any real innovation in the business models of Silicon Valley. For decades, most tech companies have succeeded by either selling ads or selling enterprise tools. One day OpenAI or Anthropic might cure cancer and remake the world, but for now they still have to pay the bills.