Google has their own chips. Amazon do... Meta as well...
Vertical integration is a competitive advantage worth pursuing for OpenAI. The spin is just that - spin.
Vertical integration is a competitive advantage worth pursuing for OpenAI. The spin is just that - spin.
That would leave Meta's other shareholders paying the bill while missing out on the gains if the project becomes a success. In other words, the risk is shared but the potential rewards are reaped by just one shareholder.
But, Zuckerberg has done some stuff maybe somewhat similar to the WeWork trademark thing: the "Meta" trademark came from his quasi-charity's investment into some kind of meta-study medical research company. I'm not sure there was any conflict there though as I think Chan-Zuckerberg initiative fully owned it and didn't have other shareholders.
This is instead a question of whether Sama preferentially made a contract with Rain, perhaps despite better alternatives. (Which would benefit him but might not be in the best interests of stake holders).
It’s possible it was the correct decision though, and his stake is just a fortunate side-effect, after all Sam is also invested in other chip companies (Cerebras I believe?).