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It's not just about Anthropic & other 10-figure companies, it's about ensuring an oligopoly instead of a market with cutthroat competition.

>>runako+(OP)
Exactly. They want to have AI as a service. If any startup could do it's own AI on the cheap, this would not be possible (or at least not so profitable). They don't mind having other big competitors, they think they can win over big competitors with their marketing and first mover advantage.