Baker: Larry Page willing to risk Google bankruptcy to win AI race
Jordi Hays · Weekly Recap: Matthew McConaughey on AI, Nvidia x OpenAI · Sep 27, 2025 · at 6:18
TBPN co-host Jordy Hays cites commentary from investor Gavin Baker regarding Google's aggressive AI capital expenditure and internal leadership priorities.
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“He said, Larry Page has said internally at Google many times, I'm willing to go bankrupt rather than lose this race. Everybody is focused on ROI, but the people making the decisions are not basically saying that scale, it's all about scale.”
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