Investors lack tools to verify AI startup capability claims
As AI startups raise at extreme valuations, investors and practitioners have no reliable way to verify opaque technical claims beyond marketing materials. This is a recurring diligence gap in the AI funding cycle. The problem is real but diffuse — existing due diligence frameworks partially address it.
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