The circular money problem at the heart of AI’s biggest deals

SoftBank and OpenAI announced a caller 50-50 associated venture this week to merchantability endeavor AI tools successful Japan nether the marque “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a straightforward planetary enlargement deal. But SoftBank’s relation arsenic a large capitalist successful OpenAI is raising questions astir whether AI’s biggest deals are creating existent economical worth oregon conscionable moving wealth successful circles. 

On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and AI exertion Russell Brandom interruption down wherefore this woody has radical skeptical, and what it signals astir the sustainability of AI’s existent concern model, and more.

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