Musk-led group makes $97B bid for control of OpenAI

Post by morkalork » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10:47 PM UTC

Analemma_ wrote: post #137

polotics wrote: post #128

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wow I had no idea the level of discourse on that x website was so low, has it always been like this?

Yes and no. Yes the level of discourse was always that bad, but previously the people posting at that level were Internet randos, not the President of the United States and the executives of our most important businesses. I do wonder if these clowns appreciate the long-term consequences of shattering the mystique of business executives. It's all memey fun and games in the moment, but later on when you have to make th…

Post by eitally » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10:48 PM UTC

orwin wrote: post #133

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This is the modern version of 2010's "Amazon makes no money in retail"

I see your overall point, i think it is the wrong comp. It compare more to SAP or Atlassian.

Post by mouse_ » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10:50 PM UTC

mrtksn wrote: post #157

averageRoyalty wrote: post #34

With first mover advantage disappearing for OpenAI and very good alternatives appearing, one wonders how long they can sustain a multi billion dollar per year loss[0]. The launch of ChatGPT was earth shaking, but what have they done since that impacts or excites the average consumer? Does their revenue even come from the average consumer, or primarily from API users that will lift and shift to a viable competitor? I…

Don't you think that the brand is huge though? It has become a household name and it's synonymous with artificial intelligence. They're also supposed to get grotesque amount of investments which is supposedly more than twice the value of what Musk offered(They have %40 stake in the project Stargate, which is supposedly $500B thing).

Post by morkalork » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10:52 PM UTC

alpha_squared wrote: post #102

It feels like Musk is single-handedly making a great case for why unlimited accumulation of wealth is a bad idea. It's pretty colorful language, but my mind immediately jumps to "financial terrorist". He's using his enormous amount of wealth and influence as a weapon to bludgeon anyone and anything in his way.

Post by stephenhuey » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10:54 PM UTC

machomaster wrote: post #162

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But isn't it the case that the cash cow for Amazon is actually AWS? That is, without AWS would we consider Amazon to be the success we see it as today?

Yes we would.