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How a Bus Ride with Jack Ma Sparked Blackstone’s AI Bet

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Stephen Schwarzman tells Francine Lacqua he had "literally no idea" what Jack Ma was talking about in 2015 when he mentioned AI. But that chance conversation led Blackstone to build a massive data center footprint.

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