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The Next AI Race Will Start at the Application Layer

The Next AI Race Will Start at the Application Layer

Update: 2025-11-24
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-next-ai-race-will-start-at-the-application-layer.

AI’s scaling race is ending. With reliable foundation models in place, the real advantage now lies in cost-efficient, fast, application-layer innovation.

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Engineers have been living a grueling, frustrating slog out of the mud, says Andrew Keen. Keen: The real story isn't a glamorous race to the top; it's been a slog. The new metrics for success are about cost, speed, and creative problem-solving, he says.

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The Next AI Race Will Start at the Application Layer

The Next AI Race Will Start at the Application Layer

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