World can accommodate ~10 frontier AI companies at scale

World can accommodate ~10 frontier AI companies at scale | I think there's at least 10 in the world at this scale. I think there'll be a few in in China. I think the majority will be in the United States... There might be one or two in Europe... There might be one in India... not going to be one in Russia

I think there's at least 10 in the world at this scale. I think there'll be a few in in China. I think the majority will be in the United States... There might be one or two in Europe... There might be one in India... not going to be one in Russia

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