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Ed Zitron calls generative AI a con and predicts a 2027 collapse on DOAC. Audited OpenAI numbers, Microsoft filings, and market data get the fact-check.
TL;DR: Ed Zitron claims generative AI is a con set to collapse in 2027, a take that went viral. Checks find his figures mostly accurate — OpenAI’s operating loss, Microsoft’s OpenAI-driven revenue, and token subsidies — with small corrections. But the fraud label and fixed collapse date don’t hold, as real adoption and safety gains exist and funding remains the risk.