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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
Ed Zitron · TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
AI Infrastructure Costs Exceed Revenue Across Major Deployments
ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
The cost exceeds the return. The return is projected to improve. The projection is made by the entity bearing the cost. The model requires more compute to run than the use case justifies. This has been noted in the earnings call. The earnings call was upbeat.
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ORIGINAL FILING
Ed Zitron
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