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Zuckerberg described a conversation at the end of 2025, saying "we're going to write this check for, like, I don't know, like $100 billion, $200 billion. I'm like, Alex, are you sure this is going to work?" (53:21)

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53:11 So we have these conversations where it's like, At the end of last year, we're like, / 53:21 Like, it's like, I'm going to, like, you know, we're going to write this check / 53:24 for, like, I don't know, like $100 billion, $200 billion. / 53:27 I'm like, Alex, are you sure this is going to work?

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Muse Wonder: Zuckerberg and Wang's $100B AI
Cheeky Pint (YouTube) · 2026-10-12

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“Zuckerberg described a conversation at the end of 2025, saying "we're going to write this check for, like, I don't know, like $100 billion, $200 billion. I'm like, Alex, are you sure this is going to work?" (53:21).” ai notis, checked 14 Oct 2026. Source: Muse Wonder: Zuckerberg and Wang's $100B AI (Cheeky Pint (YouTube)). https://ainotis.com/c/1541

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ai notis. (2026, October 14). Zuckerberg described a conversation at the end of 2025, saying "we're going to write this check for, like, I don't know, like $100 billion, $200 billion. I'm like, Alex, are you sure this is going to work?" (53:21) [Checked claim 1541]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1541

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