Re:OpenAI's $852B valuation faces investor scrutiny amid str...
by fraywing on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @10:25PM
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If DoD systems are running on OpenAI infrastructure, you can't just pause them for 6 months during an acquisition. This gets far more complex than just "liquidation of assets".
Re:OpenAI's $852B valuation faces investor scrutiny amid str...
by pessimizer on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @10:29PM
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Because their assets would have been vastly overvalued. The bailout is when the government buys those assets at as close to that fictional valuation as they can, and likely then sells them back at their actual worth.
> Absolutely no reason for a bail out.
There's never been any reason for a bailout. It's just handing tax money to wealthy people who have made bad decisions.
Absolutely no reason for a bail out.
It may hurt the ego of Altman and Brockman - but that's their problem.