Same as Foxconn's LCD factory.
I don't like it, I don't respect the companies that do it, but I also understand it.
The trillions, or $500B, etc claims from Altman were obviously ridiculous from the start. The fact that Son would latch on isn't surprising given his performance outside of a few early investments. The fact that Trump would latch on isn't surprising given politics is about media making.
This is all on Altman right?
Trump is what we're talking about because this was such a transparent attempt for OpenAI to give Trump a talking point/win around AI in the US. Everyone knows if you are big enough and don't give him a win, he'll eventually come after you, so they're just playing the game. None of us like the game, but we're honest that it exists.
And they have learned that all that Trump loves are deals. As long as they talk big, he laps it up and so does his base.
Having Softbank announce this in the White House is absolutely one of the headline successes that Trump thrives on.
