๐จ BREAKING: ELON MUSK vs SAM ALTMAN โ AI POWER STRUGGLE GOES GLOBAL ๐๐ค
According to the WSJ, Elon Musk tried to torpedo Sam Altmanโs $BILLION AI data center deal in Abu Dhabi ๐ฆ๐ช โ by name-dropping President Trump! ๐ณ
๐ฅ The project, Stargate UAE, is backed by OpenAI + tech giants like Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, & SoftBank โ and is poised to be one of the largest AI facilities ever, powered by up to 1 gigawatt โก๏ธ by 2027!
๐ฃ Musk reportedly warned UAEโs G42 execs that Trump wouldnโt greenlight the deal unless his own startup, xAI, was included. The drama unfolded just days before Trumpโs Gulf visit, with Musk tagging along after finding out Altman would be there to finalize things.
๐ Plot twist: Despite the pressure, the Trump administration approved the deal anyway on May 22 โ calling it โa great deal for the American people.โ ๐บ๐ธ
๐ฌ Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but later called Altman โScam Altman,โ slammed the project publicly โ but behind the scenes, his objections triggered a White House review. Some say it was out of spite, others say it was for โAI fairness.โ
๐ค In return for the AI chip export deal (up to 500,000 chips/year), UAE pledged $1.4T in U.S. investments, plus a juicy $2B crypto fund tied to Trump allies ๐๐ธ
โก๏ธ Meanwhile, OpenAI confirmed UAE will get enhanced free access to ChatGPT, and G42 will match UAE investment with a similar one in the Stargate U.S. project ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช
๐ฎ With AI + crypto + geopolitics now colliding in the Gulf, could this spark the next wave of AI-fueled blockchain investment?
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