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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by sroussey on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @06:10PM (#41989951)
Does anyone have a source for this “$7T” number?

I read it on the internet myself with “sources saying” but I think it’s BS.

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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by ano-ther on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @06:21PM (#41990036)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/business/openai-plan-elec...

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-execs-allege...

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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by sroussey on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @07:37PM (#41990563)
So somebody in another country with another language and another currency allegedly said… and came across several people and translations (did they translate currency?) before landing at a journalists inbox. Might as well as have heard about it on Twitter.
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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by ano-ther on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @08:03PM (#41990737)
Have a look at the TSMC executives: https://www.tsmc.com/english/aboutTSMC/executives

There’s a 68% chance that Altman met with someone who got their degree in the US (if only one executive attended, otherwise chances are higher).

And the others probably also have little difficulty communicating in English or calculating the cost of 36 fabs in any currency, since that’s their business.

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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by sroussey on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @12:03AM (#41991866)
I very much doubt the CEO of TSMC spoke to the NYT about a private meeting they had with a potential customer. Give me a break!

Much more likely they talked about 3-6 fabs, some other person laughed about 36 fabs for podcast guy, someone else overheard that and posted on Weibo. That made it to NYT eventually.

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Re:OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales b... by ghxst on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @11:35PM (#41991739)
I remember reading these tweets back then https://x.com/jimkxa/status/1758683405875871841 not a direct source but maybe of interest?
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