# Even Benchmark thinks AI is undermining venture capital's agreement to support competitors

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**Published:** October 16, 2026
**Author:** techcrunch.com
**Source:** Digital Donut AI Digest
**Language:** ru-RU
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/dazhe-benchmark-schitaet-chto-ii-podryvaet-soglashenie-venchurnogo-kapit

Benchmark partners acknowledge that venture capital's traditional rule of not backing rival companies is being tested by the rapid development of AI. Conflicts of interest among portfolio companies are becoming increasingly common as companies quickly...

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