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What's interesting about this is we're now starting to see a couple of different cohorts. You got the non-Mag 7, I'll call native models, OpenAI, XAI, Anthropic. Then you got the Mag 7, in some cases, pursuing models. I understand Amazon has a model now. Apple was doing something in vision and images.

This is Microsoft, obviously. We know Gemini doing very well at Alphabet. And then Meta has Lama. The Lama, yeah. And then you got the Chinese companies coming in with Deep Seek and Moonshot, Baidu.

And I guess the question is, we're now in a game of chicken with these companies who can keep building data centers, keep raising money, and then race towards the cliff. hoping that the cliff turns into a bridge with the bridge being revenue and customers willing to take out their wallets and give $20 to $200 a month, you know, $250 a year to $2,000 a year to use these platforms. This week in Startups is brought to you by AlphaSense. Get deeper insights into your business with the power of AI search and market intelligence. Start with a free trial at alpha-sense.com slash twist.

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