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Next, maybe Anthropic can make Sicily an offer it can’t refuse.

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Anthropic has Iceland, OpenAI has Greece and now Malta.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-and-iceland-announc...

https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-for-greece/

That's so interesting. Kind of explains company directions - quality vs quantity.

As long as death isn't on the line. They wouldn't want to fall for one of the classic blunders.

I'm just wondering when the US will finally put boots on the ground in Iran...

I assume this is a joke about corruption.

Buy Sicily? At least that would make money

Malta is a country, Sicily is a region

A country is a region.

Yes the continents too

I believe GP's intent was to point out that a company can get into an agreement with a government (make an offer they can't refuse), but a company cannot get a "region" to sign an agreement/contract with them.

Regional governments exist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Sicily

What region is UK?

That whole thread is absurd, but if I would have to answer I would say Great Britain is the name of the region/group of islands? Open to be wrong, I know little about the UK

Great Britain is the big island.

UK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is a country consisting of several countries and other territories.

with a president called Renato Schifani.

It doesn't make it any less-region

But what exactly is your point?

38.1097387° N, 13.3520066° E

What's their point?

Because Sicily has a President, an offer to them that can't be refused, can be made. Can a region sign contracts? In this case, yes.

lol "president"

I have a president in my neighborhood's polka club too.

At which point, your neighborhood's polka club can enter into certain kinds of contracts on behalf of the members. Same as the region of Sicily.

Sicily has over 4 million inhabitants. Probably the budget of your polka club is slightly smaller.

> Malta is a country, Sicily is a region

Regions can sign deals too…?

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