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Cory Doctorow on AI

3 quotes from Cory Doctorow on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include PPC Land, 3 Quarks Daily. Topics: money, hype. Open on the wall.

  1. They're selling $100 bills for $1 each

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    Journalist and sci-fi author Cory Doctorow, in a video titled 'The AI Bubble is About to Burst and We'll All Pay' (Sept. 11), on the unsustainable economics of AI companies.

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  2. Easy to make $50 billion a year if you start with a trillion

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    Cory Doctorow, discussing the AI industry's finances in a YouTube interview with Myriam François on September 11, 2026.

    Cory Doctorow puts AI revenue at $50bn against $1tn of spending

  3. AI loses money every time they acquire a new customer

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    Cory Doctorow, arguing that generative AI companies lose money on each new user, in a YouTube interview with Myriam François on September 11, 2026.

    Cory Doctorow puts AI revenue at $50bn against $1tn of spending