Sam Altman on Openai, Government and AI Infrastructure (x)
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Sam Altman's tweet suggests governments should build and own their own AI infrastructure, sparking criticism that OpenAI is seeking government funding for its own benefit.
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Oh so they should spend a trillion dollars buying your services directly, not just making loans. Got it.
This is slimy. They said way they meant and everyone heard it.