AnalysisBusinessJune 28, 2026
China catches up: AI price wars threaten US industry

In a Substack post, Gary Marcus argues China's AI catch-up has triggered price wars, threatening OpenAI and Anthropic's profitability. He notes that high costs, unreliability, and easy replication create a "not a winning formula" for the US AI industry.
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