SoftBank and OpenAI introduced a brand new 50-50 three way partnership this week to promote enterprise AI instruments in Japan beneath the model “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a simple worldwide growth deal. However SoftBank’s function as a serious investor in OpenAI is elevating questions on whether or not AI’s largest offers are creating actual financial worth or simply transferring cash in circles.
On Trendster’s Fairness podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and AI editor Russell Brandom break down why this deal has folks skeptical, and what it alerts in regards to the sustainability of AI’s present funding mannequin, and extra.
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