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OpenAI acquires popular tech talk show for ‘low hundreds of millions’ (www.ft.com)

submitted 7 months ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 88 points 7 months ago (4 children)

11 person company with 65,000 subscribers to their channel. Dude pays like $3000 per subscriber. Be cheaper just to pay people to listen to him.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I bet the owners couldn’t believe their luck lmao

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 40 points 7 months ago

I doubt luck had much to do with it! This just seems like a convenient way to embezzle a few hundred million of investor money as a favour to a friend.

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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 15 points 7 months ago

Meh. If I am paid to endure a bunch of openAI corporate bullshit, I don't think I am going lower than $3,000 for the trouble.

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[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I'll start an anti-ai podcast and you guys all subscribe. When he offers me $3000/sub to buy me out, and shut it down, I'll make sure he includes at least 10 compute tokens for each of you in the deal.

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