Here's how you start an AI lab in 2026

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> raise a $2B seed > hire the other lab’s team > spend $300M training a model > pay creators to build hype > warn it might kill everyone > repeat until IPO

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2026-09-16 18:51 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Here's how you start an AI lab in 2026

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