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6. LOL. More of the "curcular financing" charade/fraud

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 11:41 PM

Nov 3

OpenAI books $38 billion from Amazon as income and then OpenAI "invests" $38 billion in AWS, which books the very same $38 billion as income. Stocks rise on the basis of this "new income" which isn't really income at all. This is happening almost every day in the AI charade.

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OpenAI, Amazon strike $38 billion agreement for ChatGPT maker to use AWS [View all] highplainsdem Nov 3 OP

K&R n/t Hugin Nov 3 #1

Holy smokes! $38 BILLION?! That almost doubles AWS income over last year William Seger Nov 3 #2

They are inflating this bubble as fast as they can Miguelito Loveless Nov 3 #3

Amazon is my last resort and now I will no longer order from them kimbutgar Nov 3 #4

So you're also going to swear off anything that uses AWS as well? durablend Nov 4 #7

Good: AWS is so shit that it might actually destroy ChatGPT Prairie Gates Nov 3 #5

LOL. More of the "curcular financing" charade/fraud PSPS Nov 3 #6

Of course its income. This is equity financing. There's nothing bogus about it. mathematic Nov 4 #8