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OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It would depend upon the type of business. Modern office buildings filled with "information workers" weren't a thing 50 years ago so it is kind of difficult to compare.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

You'd be surprised! We already had banks, insurances, newspapers and other kinds of information businesses. They did employ a huge lot of secretaries.