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Why do you think? Not because of any output of the company, of course.

But because buying it helps perpetuate the hype and money cycle of the 'AI' trend for awhile longer. It may not look like it directly, but a purchase like this keeps Nvidia's stock up in the future, which is all investors care about.

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If this is true, is it just the HN community that understands this? Otherwise, wouldn’t it make sense that the market understands this already and doesn’t fall for the hype? It doesn’t pass the smell test for me that it’s that transparent of a play for hype. What am I missing?

AI is real and it's also hyped. There's circular financing and real money involved. Groq has good tech and smart people and Nvidia is also taking a competitor off the board. People who only see one side have a lack of imagination.

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