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Amazon Blocks Muse, Amazon’s Moat, Aggregator v Aggregator

Amazon blocked Muse, according to Stratechery's Ben Thompson, who wrote that a deal remains possible because Amazon's physical-world investments constitute an AI moat. Thompson framed the standoff as a case of aggregator versus aggregator.

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Amazon Blocks Muse, Amazon’s Moat, Aggregator v Aggregator
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By Ben ThompsonSource:

Stratechery Amazon predictably blocked Muse, but there is room for a deal based on the reality that Amazon's physical world investments are an AI moat.

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machinebrief.com — original article The most Viral new AI model isn’t an LLM at all "The last invention that man need ever make": The risk of self-improving AI U.S.-China "red telephone" could bring a Cold War guardrail to AI
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