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The AI industry exhibits a capital death spiral: AI startups continuously raise funds, which flow to cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, with most of it used to sustain daily inference costs rather than building long-term moats.
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65%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Deep Dive into the AI Bubble: The Death Spiral of Losing $1.22 for Every $1 Earned
bilibili每日焦點6/6/2026
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