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Carol Masser

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Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

I'm happy to share with you that the first batch of the most advanced AI chips will be shipped to the UAE probably in the next couple of months.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

They are mostly NVIDIA, but we also received the export license for Cerebus chip, which is a company we backed to start up in California, and also AMD.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Yeah.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Did you have to give security assurances to the U.S.?

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Absolutely.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

In fact, it was not just a theoretical pledge.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

It's something we had to practice for the past three years now to physically demonstrate we have the ability to ensure the safety and security of these advanced technologies from the U.S.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

that there's no possibility for that technology to be passed on elsewhere.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

It cannot be transshipped.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

There's no backdoor for remote access by unapproved parties, so on and so forth.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

I think there are three probably major factors to cause concern or doubt or even fear in this global AI movement.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

One is that it's clear now, as we discussed earlier, AI has entered our societies.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

AI is demonstrating it potentially can do many things humans are doing today.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

So job security is one concern.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

That's number one.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Number two, as we have seen, AI does require so much electricity

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Especially in the U.S., there are such debates already.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Can these data centers eventually take power away from people who need it to be left in the cold and have AI consume all the power?

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

This is power concern number two.

Bloomberg Tech
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount

Number three really is the concern about security.