Ed Zitron is gonna have a field day with this. He wrote / spoke about the dark horses of the AI apocalypse a year or more ago. Scaling back investment was one of the signs he predicted would signal its start.

I like his podcast, Better Offline[0]. Some here might also like it, some would definitely hate it. He's not right about everything he says, but I agree with a lot of it. He has a newsletter for those who don't like podcasts.

0. https://www.betteroffline.com