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everly 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic

$40 billion is about a quarter’s worth of profits for Google. They make that much every 3 months, what’s the risk

throwaway2037 3 months ago [–]

Hat tip. Great point. To quote J Paul Getty: "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." In this case, yes, the investment is large, but not bankrupting for Google if it goes wrong.

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