Theres a real intent to do this, but the details havent been fleshed out, another person added.

People want to do splashy things in the first week of Trump being in office.

In a recent tweet,Musk claimed thatStargate doesnt actually have the money and has repeatedly ridiculed the project.

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Gizmodo reached out to OpenAI for comment but did not hear back by time of publication.

The projects significant ties to an autocratic regime in the Middle East have also raised eyebrows.

Indeed, one of the larger known revenue sources will come from the United Arab Emirates.

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By contrast, SoftBank and OpenAI plan to each contribute over $15 billion.

Altmans discussions with the autocratic regime were controversial then and still are.

The reason why Altman was ousted has never been publicly disclosed.

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