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by rvnx 2y ago
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By sending the message that he wants to buy at 97B, he could imply that 260B is clearly exaggerated and create fear for these investors.
- reaperman 2y agodistillate is a noun, not a verb Edit: I love the edit, it's very straightforward now!
- senordevnyc 2y agoThat's hilariously nonsensical. Hey Sam, I'll buy it for tree-fiddy, good luck getting anyone to invest at a bigger valuation now!
- rvnx 2y agoYou sure ? Seeing Elon Musk, it could be a plausible move to screw financing for OpenAI. Without financing OpenAI may not have enough runway to survive. That would create a bigger market for x.AI, and also as a bonus act as a personal revenge on OpenAI. https://openai.com/index/openai-elon-musk/ https://openai.com/index/openai-elon-musk/ Musk is clearly referring on their lack of funds at the end of this message.