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'At some point you've got to make money': Goldman's top AI skeptic warns the clock is running out ahead of OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs (fortune.com)
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[–] 27 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Really? Has anyone mentioned that to Tesla? Or to whoever is in the government that keeps giving him billion dollar contracts?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Oh you mean the Tesla with a PE Ratio of 382 (20 times the industry average), a PEG of 16, P/B to 18, massive insider stock dumps, and is still down YTD? Tesla still has power because of their stranglehold on charging. AI companies have insane costs and people souring on them as they either lose their jobs or see their companies’ costs go up as a result, all without solid ROIs and strong buyers remorse.

    And Trump/Hegseth keep giving them contracts because they’re idiots

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    still down YTD

    TSLA was at $297 this time last year and it's trading at $403 today. I'll spot you that it's off the $485 peak. But it's been on an absolute tear for the last six years.

    And Trump/Hegseth keep giving them contracts because they’re idiots

    Government contracts are the lifeblood of every big corporation. Half the reason why business execs at Fortune 100 firms are so slavishly loyal to whomever happens to be running the country at any given moment.

    I don't think Trump/Hegseth are morons for giving Musk access to the unlimited money pump, given how much of Musk's money keeps overflowing into their own pockets. I think Biden and Obama were rubs for pumping up Silicon Valley stock over the last 18 years, fully ignoring how often they were getting in bed with outspoken fascists.

    More broadly speaking, I think Hegseth has set the Pentagon up for failure over the next decade in the same way Rumsfeld did under Bush. But I also don't consider that a bad thing, broadly speaking. Just a shame that we're going to piss away trillions in blood, sweat, and tears at home so the US can finally get its nose busted properly in the Middle East.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Agree with the sentiment. It's not like we are not in a bubble, but the old fashioned business and growth of the 20th century is gone. With technology things scale incredibly so winning the market share can put you on top for decades, and not just with finances. At this point the power and control of information means everything

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    The only thing more guaranteed than a Tech Sector crash is the multi-trillion dollar government bailout.

    Might as well walk in the door with a $1.5T valuation, because that's what the Feds are going to use to justify cutting you a check in another five years.

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