Forbes November 10, 2025
In the gamut of things that you could talk about around AI, most people wouldn’t pick founder/investor relationships.
However, this concept really does go to the heart of how things get done in the industry, even, and arguably even more, in the age of AI. Despite whatever ideals people have about non-commercial AI designs, much of what happens practically involves business. Academia spins up ideas, and national public sector departments like the military might pioneer certain tech, but the lion’s share of prominent AI, at least, gets touched by companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.
In fact, what you realize as you look at the market landscape is a certain consolidation.
Here’s a rationale put forward by Stephen Embry at...
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