(03-01-2026, 05:45 PM)putnam6 Wrote: Give me a source or 2 that expands on this... book, website, interview, podcast.
Whose is "their cyclic pattern?" There has to be literature that covers this base theory.
Trump's a tough, shrewd New York businessman, but beyond that, I'd like to research more.
An extensive response probably requires its own thread
But to me it's fairly obvious
Creating problems or crisis in order to sell or mandate solutions has been the pattern of self-enrichment since...forever
At any rate, this is the future trajectory
the 4th Industrial Revolution
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...ckout=true
Abu Dhabi's $100 Billion AI Push Gains Momentum From OpenAI and Anthropic Deals
Abu Dhabi-based and state-backed AI investor MGX plans to invest up to $10 billion annually over the next few years.
MGX was established shortly after OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2023 and has become one of the leading funds in global AI investments.
The fund aims to manage more than $100 billion in assets and is backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds and Wall Street connections.
Ali Osman said they expect the generative AI market to reach $700 billion within the next five years.
MGX participated as a co-lead investor in Anthropic’s latest funding round and also holds stakes in OpenAI and xAI.
The fund joined a $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers with BlackRock Inc. in 2025 and partnered with Silver Lake Management in a deal involving a chip manufacturer.
MGX contributed to the formation of a $30 billion consortium to finance AI infrastructure.
MGX’s chairman, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, holds authority over Abu Dhabi’s largest sovereign wealth fund, largest credit institution, and largest publicly listed holding company.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to Washington DC and contributed to a $1.4 trillion investment commitment in the United States.
MGX provided financing for Trump’s Stargate plan, became an investor in the new U.S. TikTok structure, and purchased a $2 billion stake in Binance alongside a stablecoin linked to the President’s family.
MGX was established through a partnership between Mubadala Investment Co. and G42, and is led by Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi, CEO of Mubadala’s direct investments platform.
Investment entities in Abu Dhabi collectively manage approximately $2 trillion in assets.
MGX’s portfolio includes around 20 companies, among them Databricks, which it invested in during 2024; the company’s valuation rose to $134 billion.
The initial investment in Anthropic was made when the company was valued at $17 billion; in its latest funding round, the company’s valuation reached $380 billion with an annual revenue run rate of $14 billion.
MGX assesses that OpenAI holds an advantage in the consumer market, Anthropic in the enterprise market, and xAI in the robotics field.
Through its investment in Altera, the fund gains visibility into chip capacity; through data center investments, into future infrastructure capacity; and through AI investments, into demand projections.