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How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?

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Ed Zitron, a prominent AI skeptic, has made dozens of predictions since early 2024 claiming AI has peaked, major tech companies are dying, and models cannot improve further. A review of those predictions shows nearly every one was wrong. Meta, Google, and Microsoft posted strong revenue and profit growth, OpenAI exceeded its forecasts, and AI models kept improving. Zitron's supporting data was consistently misrepresented or misapplied.

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