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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) executives have dismissed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ambitious chip-making proposal as unrealistic, according to The New York Times. Altman, seeking to boost AI computing power, pitched a $7 trillion plan to build 36 semiconductor plants over several years during a visit to TSMC’s Taiwan headquarters. TSMC leaders reportedly found Altman’s proposal so far-fetched that they privately referred to him as a “podcasting bro,” reflecting skepticism about his grasp of the semiconductor industry’s complexities. The world’s largest contract chipmaker, already grappling with multi-billion dollar expansion projects, viewed Altman’s scheme as overly risky given the massive capital requirements and market uncertainties.
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