AI Investment Despair: The Paradox of Smart Models and Thin Wrappers
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Sarah Guo
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The article explores a mid-2026 investor mindset characterized by AI psychosis — a despair that nothing is investable except for major AI players like Anthropic and Nvidia. The author reflects on the paradox of believing AI models are becoming smarter and capable of self-improvement, yet feeling uncertain about the investability of companies built on top of these models, which may be thin wrappers with no durable competitive advantage.
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· 3 pulledThe mid-2026 investor's version of AI psychosis is a despair that nothing is investable, that we should put all our money into Anthropic and Nvidia and go home.
I have been sure the models are smarter than me for several sub-versions now
if the model keeps getting better at everything, then every company built on top of one is a thin wrapper waiting to
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