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SoftBank Founder’s Starstruck Bet on OpenAI Raises Concern
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2:47Now PlayingSoftBank has committed more than $60 billion to OpenAI to date, with founder Masayoshi Son reportedly convinced Sam Altman is leading the most important technology shift of the century. But as rival Anthropic gains ground, questions are growing - even inside SoftBank - about whether the company may be too heavily tied to OpenAI's success. Bloomberg's Peter Elstrom joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
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