February 14, 2024

Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion ‘Moonshot’

by The Journal

OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman kicked off an AI revolution with the viral ChatGPT. Now, Altman has set his sights on another ambitious goal: Raise up to $7 trillion to overhaul the world’s semiconductor chip industry. WSJ’s Keach Hagey explains what the plan entails, and why skeptics think it will be an uphill battle.


Further Listening:

- Artificial: The OpenAI Story 


Further Reading:

- Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI 

- Raising Trillions of Dollars Might Be the Easy Part of Altman’s Chip Plan 


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