Startup risk check: Conference votes OpenAI as ‘likely to flop’; Perplexity tops survey

An informal survey at the Cerebral Valley AI Conference revealed industry professionals are betting against OpenAI and search startup Perplexity, ranking them as most likely to fail. Despite OpenAI’s prominence, concerns over its valuation and infrastructure costs persist. Conversely, Anthropic emerged as the preferred investment, highlighting a cautious sentiment among AI founders and investors.