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Locked, stocked, and losing budget: AI vendor lock-in bites
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
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if only we had a word for that. if only we had laws for that. if only regulatory capture didn't become assured when the companies in question have more money than most entire countries.
Oligopoly. The word you want is oligopoly.