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23 Jan 2025
1h 11m

Stargate, Executive Orders, TikTok, DOGE, Public Valuations | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

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BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley

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This co-hosted podcast analyzes the recently announced Stargate project, a $500 billion initiative involving SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX to massively expand AI computing infrastructure in the US. The hosts discuss the announcement's details, address skepticism about funding, and offer a bottom-up financial model suggesting a smaller initial equity investment is needed than initially perceived. They also debate the project's implications for the competitive landscape, highlighting increased demand for GPUs and the potential for consolidation among smaller AI companies. A cameo from Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, provides insights into Arm's role in the project and potential bottlenecks. Finally, the hosts discuss related policy implications, including the impact of US regulations on AI development and the potential for a federal preemption of state-level AI regulations.
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