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# Tae Kim: context may be 'lost in translation' in Bloomberg's Hock Tan article

tae kim (@firstadopter), X, 2026-10-12.
Source: https://x.com/firstadopter/status/2109646940984218027

## Why it matters

A semiconductor journalist's caveat on the casino quote: Broadcom's own future depends on Anthropic and OpenAI succeeding.

## Summary

Posted Oct 12, 2026 (14:06 UTC). Tae Kim (@firstadopter) writes that, since Hock Tan 'is literally betting Broadcom's entire future on Anthropic and OpenAI being successful', he suspects 'there is some context lost in translation' in the Bloomberg article. It is an opinion; he gives no fuller transcript.

_Metrics as of 2026-10-13 via api.fxtwitter.com: 49,829 views, 165 likes, 13 reposts. Author: about 107,587 followers._

## Archived text

> Given that Hock Tan is literally betting Broadcom's entire future on Anthropic and OpenAI being successful, I suspect there is some context lost in translation in this article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/broadcom-ceo-likens-many-ai-investors-to-casino-gamblers

Archived 2026-10-13 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
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## Cited in

- 2026-10-12: [Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-12-hock-tan-ai-investors-casino-capital-bottleneck/)

## People in this post

- [Hock Tan](https://postcutoff.com/person/hock-tan/), CEO, Broadcom