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OpenAI has struck a deal to acquire TBPN, a technology-focused talk show popular in Silicon Valley, making an unexpected move into broadcasting after pledging to abandon "side quests" and focus on its core business.

The ChatGPT maker had purchased the 11-person company in a "low hundreds of millions of dollars" deal, according to a person with knowledge of the terms.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

making an unexpected move into broadcasting after pledging to abandon “side quests” and focus on its core business.

That's exactly what they're doing here tho...

The "core business" is hype, because hype is the only reason to use, invest in, or support current AI.

There's nothing they can do to raise share price more than buying an existing reputable source to make it a propaganda shill.

The author is still operating under the assumption that AI can be made profitable if only they work a little harder. It's not gonna happen, it's a fucking boondoggle who only exists to grift investors. Once you're roped in, you have a financial incentive to perpetuate the grift.

And now TBPN (whatever that is) has a financial incentive to tell people how great AI is