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The word on the street is that Sam Altman, the once embattled and now seemingly fine CEO of OpenAI, is currently out in the market trying to raise money for a new microchip-related venture. The amount of money he's raising? Seven trillion dollars, which is about 10% of global GDP. In this episode, we discuss the insane computing requirements of a company like OpenAI, and why Sam might be looking to find a new friend other than Nvidia.

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Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI – The Wall Street Journal
OpenAI Shifts AI Battleground to Software That Operates Devices, Automates Tasks – The Information

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The word on the street is that Sam Altman, the once embattled and now seemingly fine CEO of OpenAI, is currently out in the market trying to raise money for a new microchip-related venture. The amount of money he's raising? Seven trillion dollars, which is about 10% of global GDP. In this episode, we discuss the insane computing requirements of a company like OpenAI, and why Sam might be looking to find a new friend other than Nvidia.
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<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-seeks-trillions-of-dollars-to-reshape-business-of-chips-and-ai-89ab3db0?mod=hp_lead_pos2">Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI – The Wall Street Journal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-shifts-ai-battleground-to-software-that-operates-devices-automates-tasks?rc=c7wzrx">OpenAI Shifts AI Battleground to Software That Operates Devices, Automates Tasks – The Information</a></li>
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