Palantir and leaders from OpenAI pledge to invest $100 million to boost US midterm candidates friendly to AI
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/11/politics/palantir-midterms-artificial-intelligence-ai?Date=20260211&Profile=CNN
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kescusay@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 221d
I wonder how OpenAI's investors feel about that expense, considering they're losing somewhere around $80 million every single day.
At the beginning of the year, they projected a $14 billion loss for 2026. They'll almost certainly exceed that by quite a lot, and may have lost $12 billion in the previous fiscal quarter.
They aren't bleeding money. They're a veritable cash volcano, blasting it into near-Earth orbit.
ryokimball@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 221d
My first thought is, that's why it's only $100 million. But my second thought is remembering how cheap it actually is to buy our representative, negating the first.
paper_moon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 221d
When the attack on net neutrality by Ajit Pai was the worst thing to focus on (lol), someone compiled a list of 'donations' that Comcast gave to representatives to sway their votes, some people took as little as $200 and a steak dinner. They really are cheap as fuck to buy sometimes.
inari@piefed.zip · 0 pts · 221d
I mean, investors would welcome that since it favors OpenAI I think
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 221d
ftfy
aldo@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 221d
Just deleted my account. I will actively vote against endorsed candidates.