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> “I think this will be the most important project of this era,” Altman said on Tuesday. “We wouldn’t be able to do this without you, Mr. President.”

Since when does "private capital" speak in such honeyed tones to state powers?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/tech/openai-oracle-softbank-t...

>>rchaud+(OP)
When you want to suck up, you want to suck up.

It's private money. CEOs will say whatever they need to say to achieve goals (here, favorable conditions for AI work), look at what the actual money flows say.

>>rchaud+(OP)
There's more to support than money.