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Sam Altman wants $7 trillion.

In one sense, this isn't news. Everyone wants $7 trillion. I want $7 trillion. I'm not going to get it, and Sam Altman probably won't either.

Still, the media treats this as worthy of comment, and I agree. It's a useful reminder of what it will take for AI to scale in the coming years.

The basic logic:

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/sam-altman-wants-7-trillion