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Trump highlights partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, investing $500 bil in AI

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By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER

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AI is going to make the South Sea Bubble, tulip mania, railway mania and Sub Prime mortgages look distinctly small time. Feel free to bury your cash in AI if you want, if you didn't blow it all on blockchain and the metaverse.

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Expect more ChatGPT-powered AI in your devices

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Finally they simply cannot succeed in their useless fight against all rules and laws of mathematics. They can burn all available money, plaster the whole planet or universe with their data centers, nuclear power plants to operate them or come up with megatons of newest 'AI' chips or even real quantum computing and still it will fail.

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The newly announced partnership between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, with an investment of up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure, represents a monumental leap forward in global AI development. This initiative, starting with a $100 billion commitment, underscores the strength of the Japan-U.S. alliance and its potential to drive innovation and economic growth.

For Japan, this collaboration offers exciting opportunities to lead in AI-powered technologies, expand its role in critical infrastructure development, and attract investments that can boost its economy. SoftBank’s continued commitment to U.S. projects demonstrates Japan's pivotal role in this partnership.

For the U.S., this initiative not only enhances its global competitiveness in the AI race against China but also creates jobs, infrastructure, and advancements in data and energy capabilities.

This partnership could pave the way for further investments, foster innovation, and strengthen the economic ties between Japan and the U.S., ensuring both nations thrive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Let’s hope this collaboration sets a benchmark for the responsible and transformative development of AI technologies.

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competitiveness in the AI race against China but also creates jobs, infrastructure, and advancements in data and energy capabilities

Yes, granted, economically I can understand keeping that ultra big nonsense alive as long as possible. Anyway, it will simply fail, already mathematically, and of course there's also no AI race against China, because a race would require a track and a goal, of which both are not and will not be existent.

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