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“And the reason the startups work is because the people work like hell,” added Schmidt.

The former CEO says most tech companies venturing into the new category heavily rely on NVIDIA for AI chips.

Exhaust fan of NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition

NVIDIA RTX 4070

Thats not a stock recommendation."

Schmidt says NVIDIA won’t be the only company reaping heavily from investing in AI.

The chip maker will share the limelight with other key players in the industry.

OpenAI and ChatGPT

Microsoft and OpenAI logos

And yet, theyre on their way to being the most valuable company.

This happened afterinvestors started raising concerns over Microsoft’s heavy investment in AI projectswith little return on profits.

Is Stargate the way out for Microsoft and OpenAI?

Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind Technologies and developer of AlphaGO, attends the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 2, 2023 in Bletchley, England.

According to reports, Stargate should launch in 2028.

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., speaks during a keynote at the 2024 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gestures as he addresses the audience as part of a session on AI.

Andrew Bosworth, chief technology officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Edge Vertical Tabs

Claude AI app by Anthropic is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

Microsoft 365 Copilot rebrand for Microsoft Office

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.