There was a comedy routine a few years ago. I believe it was by Hannah Gadsby. She brought up a painting, and looked at some details. The details weren’t important in and of themselves. If an AI had randomly put them there, we wouldn’t care.

Except an AI didn’t put them there. And they weren’t there at random.

A human put them there. On purpose. Or, as she put it:

THAT was a DECISION.

This is the correct way to view decisions around a $500 billion AI infrastructure project, announced right after Trump takes office, having it be primarily funded by SoftBank, with all the compute intended to be used by OpenAI, and calling it Stargate.

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Outline:

(00:49) The Announcement

(05:21) Is That a Lot?

(09:37) What Happened to the Microsoft Partnership?

(11:03) Where's Our 20%?

(12:10) Show Me the Money

(17:23) It Never Hurts to Suck Up to the Boss

(24:44) What's in a Name

(29:01) Just Think of the Potential

(34:00) I Believe Toast is an Adequate Description

(36:05) The Lighter Side

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