))
The $10 Billion AI Arms Race - XAI, Oracle's Rise, and the End of Free Data 💰
Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now.
Last successful fetch was on October 30, 2025 14:55 (
What now? This series will be checked again in the next day. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 496945553 series 3599936
AI With Friends S2E9: The $10 Billion AI Arms Race - XAI, Oracle's Rise, and the End of Free Data 💰
This episode covers the most significant AI funding and infrastructure developments of the year. From Elon Musk's massive XAI funding round to Oracle's emergence as a major cloud player, we break down what these moves mean for the future of AI.
**Key Topics:**
• Elon Musk's XAI raises $10 billion - breaking down the competitive landscape
• OpenAI and Oracle's Stargate partnership: massive infrastructure expansion
• Meta's aggressive talent acquisition from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic
• Cloudflare's revolutionary "Pay Per Crawl" system - the end of free AI training data
• Oracle becomes the 4th major cloud provider alongside AWS, Azure, and GCP
• AI officiating in sports - when algorithms make judgment calls that affect careers
• The gigawatt power requirements driving AI data center nuclear discussions
• Grammarly acquires Superhuman: creating AI-powered email ecosystems
We explore how the AI talent wars are reaching unprecedented levels, with engineers commanding $10M+ packages, and why infrastructure and data access are becoming the new battlegrounds in AI development.
Follow the Hosts:
- Marlon Avery: @IamMarlonAvery
- Adrian Green: @Adrian_Poupon
- Sekou Doumbouya: @SekouTheWise1
Affiliate Links:
24 episodes
Share
