Big AI companies will own as much as they want up to the edge of antitrust triggers.

Big AI companies will own as much as they want up to the edge of antitrust triggers. | So, that'll be true again today. And so the the big AI companies will own as much as they want to own in any area they want to own it up to the edge of where they don't want to trip antitrust.

So, that'll be true again today. And so the the big AI companies will own as much as they want to own in any area they want to own it up to the edge of where they don't want to trip antitrust.

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