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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by rchaud on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @02:14PM (#42796389)
> “I think this will be the most important project of this era,” Altman said on Tuesday. “We wouldn’t be able to do this without you, Mr. President.”

Since when does "private capital" speak in such honeyed tones to state powers?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/tech/openai-oracle-softbank-t...

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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by groby_b on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @02:37PM (#42796641)
When you want to suck up, you want to suck up.

It's private money. CEOs will say whatever they need to say to achieve goals (here, favorable conditions for AI work), look at what the actual money flows say.

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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by amazingamazing on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @02:37PM (#42796643)
There's more to support than money.
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