OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7T. For all our sakes, pray he doesn't get it

If it really only takes 20B&#x2F;fab, workers, and water, then the USA is a few government contracts away (easily explainable in military budget ;) ) from leading semiconductor manufacturing by passing a New New-Deal program and building fabs near the Great Lakes and two Coasts.<p>Only problem is will.

Related but flagged?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39365132">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39365132</a>

This is the second time I&#x27;ve seen $7T referenced without a clear citation. Is this just rhetorical or did Sam Altman actually say it somewhere?

Maybe he could settle for $100B, I know someone with exemplar track record when it comes to losin^^^investing <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;softbanks-son-is-seeking-about-100-bln-ai-chip-venture-bloomberg-news-2024-02-16&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;softbanks-son-is-seeking-...</a>

I&#x27;m all for funding fabs and competitors against nvidia for chips, even for 7T, but obviously not one person should be in charge of it

&quot;if you need $7T to make progress on ai, you probably don&#x27;t have the right architecture&quot;

where does the idea that democracy only works with a growing economy?<p>first time i&#x27;ve heard that, and it doesn&#x27;t seem right.