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As AI models commoditize, lasting wealth will accrue to those controlling chokepoints, not to the labs (The Commanding Heights)

From commanding-heights.com: As AI models commoditize, lasting wealth will accrue to those controlling chokepoints like distribution, payment rails, and a stablecoin dollar, not to the labs — Scarce, controllable positions of Economic Power whose holders durably capture the gains of Increasingly Capable and diffused…

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Saturday, October 31, 2026, ranked 24
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AI, Fintech, Crypto
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Revolut says it cut AI coding inference costs by ~90% in less than a year by making self-hosted GLM models its default over commercial tools like Claude Code (opens theregister.com)

Revolut says it cut AI coding inference costs by ~90% in less than a year by making self-hosted GLM models its default over commercial tools like Claude Code — Revolut says that in less than a year it's managed to slash its AI coding inference costs by roughly 90 percent by making self-hosted…

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