AI’s early-2025 spending spree featured massive raises and trillion-dollar infrastructure promises. By year’s end, hype gave way to a vibe check, with growing scrutiny over sustainability, safety, and business models.
Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year.
OpenAI raised $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation. Safe Superintelligence and Thinking Machine Labs raised individual $2 billion seed rounds… [9749 chars]
Source: TechCrunch | Published: 2025-12-29T19:00:00Z
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