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Autumn Check-In: What Happened to Everyone on the AI Whale List

Machine Learning Tech Brief By HackerNoon·HackerNoon·13 October 2026·16 min

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/autumn-check-in-what-happened-to-everyone-on-the-ai-whale-list. Still close to 100 billionaires, still a few trillion dollars combined, and the picks-and-shovels pattern hasn't budged Check more stories related to machine-learning at: https://hackernoon.com/c/machine-learning. You can also check exclusive content about #ai, #billionaire, #business, #startup-valuation, #big-tech, #ai-startups, #ai-startup-funding, #ai-whales, and more. This story was written by: @notllmhallucination. Learn more about this writer by checking @notllmhallucination's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The AI boom has created a new crop of billionaires, with many companies experiencing rapid growth and valuation increases, including Nvidia, Cerebras Systems, Oracle, and OpenAI. The list of AI billionaires has expanded to over 100, with companies like Thinking Machines Lab, Reflection AI, and Sierra experiencing significant funding and valuation growth.