Monologue: OpenAI and NVIDIA's Deal Is BS
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Monologue: OpenAI and NVIDIA's Deal Is BS

In this week’s Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through NVIDIA and OpenAI’s nonsense deal, and how OpenAI now needs $600 billion in the next four years to survive.

OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA Systems
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-and-nvidia-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-10gw-of-nvidia-systems

New York Times - OpenAI to Join Tech Giants in Building 5 New Data Centers in U.S.
https://archive.is/vUf0t

The Information - In OpenAI Megadeal, Nvidia Discusses a New Business Model: Chip Leasing
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-megadeal-nvidia-discusses-new-business-model-chip-leasing?rc=kz8jh3

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