Musk: Want to make money? Buy a ton of GPUs! But he hides the "investment steps" in between and doesn't mention them.

The founder of xAI, Elon Musk, explains the AI investment logic with a classic meme: "Buy a sh*tload of GPUs, keep a question mark in the middle, and finally make a profit." (Background: Musk is angry! xAI sues former engineer for stealing Grok secrets and cashing out $7 million to join OpenAI) (Supplementary background: Musk's xAI launched the "Grok Code Fast 1" programming model: Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf... available for free for a limited time, achieving breakthroughs in speed, scale, and price) That familiar internet user, the meme-loving investment advisor, is back! Today, as the founder of Tesla and xAI, Elon Musk posted on his X account, depicting the profit imagination of the tech industry in his usual meme style: Step 1: Buy a sh*tload of GPUs. Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit. Step 1: Buy a sh*tload of GPUs Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2025 This post quickly garnered over 40,000 likes, indicating that this topic resonated strongly within the tech community. Investment signal? Various responses appeared below the post, with some humorously continuing the chain, while others pointed out that the mysterious "Step 2" is the key, even steering the topic towards cryptocurrency, "buy Bitcoin, then profit." Although these responses vary in style, they all center around the same market core: as AI drives the demand for GPUs to surge, related companies' stock prices have skyrocketed, but the "Step 2: ?" is crucial for AI to achieve stable profits, which is the key that investors want to clarify. At least we can see two levels of messages from Musk's joking post: First, capital expenditure (like large GPU purchases) can be quantified, but it does not necessarily equate to a mature business model. Second, the community's questioning of "Step 2" reflects the general skepticism of investors regarding the current stage of AI monetization. Related reports: AI consumes too much electricity! The U.S. restarts the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant: to respond to the establishment of data centers in Iowa. NVIDIA graphics cards are equipped with farming machines, becoming "grass killers", with AI lasers completely replacing herbicides. "Musk: Want to make money? Buy a ton of GPUs! But he keeps the 'investment step' in the middle a secret." This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.