Amazon was unprofitable for years (like over a decade), famously. I don't see any difference with AI companies.
There is clearly some kind of market for this technology. It will eventually be profitable either through some technology breakthrough that allows creating/processing tokens cheaper or by finding a cost structure consumers can live with.
The cat is already out the bag. This technology isn't going away.
To succeed like Amazon you actually have to have cash-flow in first place. The comparison only works when company can stop investing and immediately make profit. And I do not think any of the AI companies are at that point. Or could continue to run for any length of time if they choose to.
There is clearly some kind of market for this technology. It will eventually be profitable either through some technology breakthrough that allows creating/processing tokens cheaper or by finding a cost structure consumers can live with.
The cat is already out the bag. This technology isn't going away.