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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by DebtDeflation on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:07AM (#45491617)
It's just round tripping with an extra step or two. AMD giving OpenAI money (via stock options) that they can use to buy AMD chips.
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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 06, 2025 @11:01AM (#45492167)
That “just” is doing a lot of work equivocating stock options with money.

If that were true, there would never be any business that failed.

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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by zerosizedweasle on Monday October 06, 2025 @12:56PM (#45493392)
It's circular money flows.
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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by johnnyanmac on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:07PM (#45495052)
Two circular flows now. Nvidia Oracle and OpenAI, and now this loop with OpenAI and AMD.

This really isn't the sign of a healthy economy.

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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by formerly_proven on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:12PM (#45495104)
These are options with a 99.995% discount (as of this writing) on AMD stock.
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