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Oct 4, 2026

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6 min read

The AI Industry Has a Problem: Nobody Wants to Slow Down

AI researchers are increasingly warning about the risks of superintelligence, while OpenAI and Anthropic continue racing toward more powerful models. The real problem isn't whether AI can be controlled. It's whether anyone has enough incentive to slow down.

Peeyush Jain

Sep 30, 2026

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2 min read

The Wretched Refuse

Being early, Consumer AI, Market Concentration, and Lonely

Peeyush Jain, +1

Sep 27, 2026

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6 min read

The Strange Contradiction at the Heart of the AI Industry

AI companies are warning that increasingly powerful models could become uncontrollable, while simultaneously building systems to monitor critics, activists, and potential threats. The deeper story is about power, incentives, and who gets to decide how AI reshapes society.

Peeyush Jain

Sep 23, 2026

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2 min read

Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics - Part III

Improvement, Long term rates, Bond yields, and Digging a Hole

Peeyush Jain, +1

Sep 20, 2026

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6 min read

The Food Delivery Duopoly Finally Has a Problem

Rapido's zero-commission food delivery model is challenging India's Swiggy-Zomato duopoly by targeting lower-priced orders and frustrated restaurants. But history suggests that winning customers with cheap prices is easy. Building profitable marketplace economics is the real test.

Peeyush Jain

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

Mark

Examples, AI Slop, PISA Scores, and Getting Ahead

Peeyush Jain, +1

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