M.G. Siegler •

Stargate Powers Some Gaslights

OpenAI would sure like us to believe there's nothing to see here...
Stargate Powers Some Gaslights

Forgive me for getting pedantic, but I can't be the only one who feels like they're taking crazy pills here. Yesterday, OpenAI published a blog post declaring mission: accomplished in what they said was a key goal for their 'Project Stargate' initiative: 10GW of AI infrastructure. It's a big number, to be sure. And they note they've achieved it well ahead of their 2029 goal. Impressive.

The only problem? As best I can tell, they backed into this goal by not just shifting the goalposts, but by completely changing the field on which they play. And perhaps the sport too...

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