Ed Zitron: the $1tr talking point is about compute contracts, not MOUs
edzitron · x · 2026-10-14
Ed Zitron pushed back at Gavin Baker, saying he's well aware of last year's "(fake)" deals but insisting the "$1 trillion" talking point was a 2026 one referring explicitly to compute contracts (Anthropic/OpenAI's commits), not the unfunded Asian MOUs.
Related event: Zitron and Baker Clash Over the Trillion-Dollar AI Compute Commitments(7 posts)→
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