Deep research solves the underuse problem. It does something you can't do quickly alone: synthesize complex information from multiple angles, find sources you didn't know existed, flag contradictions and gaps. It's expensive in tokens and time. The environmental footprint is real. But if you're writing a research paper, making a protocol decision, or building something that depends on getting the evidence right, it's worth the cost. The game is this: use it intentionally.

Foundation models will get cheaper, faster, and smarter. The wrapper companies that have survived this long will lose their advantage as the models themselves absorb more use cases. Investors have already started asking harder questions. The era of funding AI companies on the strength of a demo and the word "agentic" is over. What replaces it is not the death of AI. It's the maturation of it.

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