Google shake-up highlights how human brains may be the scarcest AI resource of all
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The constraint in AI isn’t just GPUs—it’s operators who’ve actually shipped and scaled these systems. If you’re serious about AI leverage, your edge may come from acquiring or growing a small number of experienced builders rather than chasing every new model release.
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