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Ed Zitron · FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026

The AI Industry Funds Research Validating AI, Then Cites That Research to Justify More AI

The findings support continued investment. The investment funds the findings. The cycle has been running long enough to have produced a body of literature. The body of literature supports the cycle. Adequate has opened a file. The file has opened a file.
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