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		bgwalter 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is SoftBank still backing OpenAI? Naturally they back off. Trump and OpenAI wanted the "$500 billion" headline and they got that. What is happening afterwards does not matter.

gsibble 4 months ago [–]

I think Altman and Softbank wanted it more.

bgwalter 4 months ago | [–]

The Stargate Project was announced in the White House in the early period where Trump promoted multiple deals like the Saudi $1 trillion investment in the US.

Having Softbank announce this in the White House is absolutely one of the headline successes that Trump thrives on.

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