Sam Altman’s AI dream has a mind-boggling price tag, according to the WSJ: Somewhere between $5 trillion and $7 trillion.
Why it matters: Such numbers are preposterous. The fact that they’re being talked about with anything approaching a straight face is indicative of the degree to which the broader AI discourse has become unmoored from reality.
The big picture: Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has become the most recognizable avatar of the AI revolution writ large.