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AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] moody@lemmings.world 82 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So... how long does it take before a company stops being called a startup?

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[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 43 points 1 year ago

Probably once they can stand on their own merits and make a profit. So never in the case of AI companies.

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[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago

Lmao, right. 1.5 Billy just laying around? Probably not much of a startup anymore…

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Once it starts actually generating profits id assume. Or in most cases once it gets bought out.

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[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the definition is (or at least used to be) that a startup doesn’t have a business model yet.

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[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

When they're weaned from the teat of round after round of investment

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