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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

DoubleGlazing wrote: post #24

That's a ridiculous sum of money that could be better spent on much more worthy things.

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by whiteboardr » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by lvl155 » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

It appears this basically locks out Google, Amazon and Meta. Why are we declaring OpenAI as the winner? This is like declaring Netscape the winner before the dust settled. Having the govt involved in this manner can’t be a good thing.

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

barbazoo wrote: post #20

> This project will [...] support the re-industrialization of the United States How?

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by rfw300 » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

newfocogi wrote: post #26

Who/what is MGX? Google returns a few hits, none of which are clearly who is referred to here.

MGX is an arm of the United Arab Emirates' sovereign wealth operation: https://www.mgx.ae/en

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by xienze » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

angoragoats wrote: post #7

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OK, that would cover about a year of expenses. Then what?

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by moralestapia » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

"No Sam, for obvious reasons we cannot give you 6 trillion ... but how about 500 billion?"

Wow.

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

whiteboardr wrote: post #32

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by cekanoni » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

So its not the hype anymore?

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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Post by hinkley » Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:42 PM UTC

gamegoblin wrote: post #18

newfocogi wrote: post #8

> "OpenAI will continue to increase its consumption of Azure as OpenAI continues its work with Microsoft" Not sure why, but the word choice of "consumption" feels like a reverse Freudian slip to me.

Industry standard word, e.g. "consumption pricing" etc But yeah if you're in the industry it's easy to forget how certain jargon sounds based on its dictionary definition

But the good news is when the Trough of Disillusionment starts we can make a bunch of tuberculosis jokes.