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▶ 10:04 · AI Economics & Business Models · Blind taste tests reveal users don't care about model brand, only cheap effective tokens
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Limitless Podcast

The World's Most Popular AI Was a Secret... Until Now

2026-08-27 · 1 company · 4 thematic
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david hoffman

Co-host of Limitless Podcast; contributes to discussion on modular power solutions and regulatory bottlenecks for data center energy deployment.

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