Why SpaceX is the McDonald’s of AI

▤ Summary

This piece argues that SpaceX is increasingly acting as an AI infrastructure landlord rather than just an AI company. It highlights major compute leasing deals with Reflection AI, Google, and Anthropic as evidence that SpaceX can profit regardless of which model wins. It also frames Nvidia as the hardware beneficiary across the AI stack and Apple as a company that minimizes frontier-model dependence by routing most requests on-device or to its own cloud. The core message is that ownership of compute, infrastructure, and distribution may matter more than building the best model.

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