A wave of calls for democratic oversight is colliding with a capital-intensive scramble for compute, as energy-heavy operators pivot into AI and specialty providers lean on debt. Credibility risks inside labs and in model-aligned content ecosystems sharpen the stakes, while capability headlines are met with skepticism and demands for robustness. The mix signals an industry where power, infrastructure, and legitimacy are increasingly inseparable.
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