Sacked OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft
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The artificial intelligence pioneer takes up a job with the tech giant days after he was fired by OpenAI.
    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      It does and Microsoft poured a ton of money into OpenAI. Including offering some of their services exclusively via Azure.

    • BetaDoggo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      As far as we know Microsoft has access to some of their IP but not much else. Judging by the output of their own research division they’re anxious to replace them.

  • onestop@lemmy.mlEnglish
    36·
    2 years ago

    i think this is all fake to save face by everyone doing AI, if the AI boss is down people will stop investing in AI, and bigtech doesn’t want that, IMO. Right here Microsoft came to save the day but they pretty much saved the whole AI industry.

      • TheDarkKnight@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I am cautious to think he’s all that innovative, but rather was the figurehead. He might be able to poach the innovators though.

        • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Yeah I doubt he was magic on his own, but if a competitor hired him he would utilise his insider OpenAI knowledge to make day to day decisions that might help a competitor close the gap or supersede OpenAI. Better to pay him millions of dollars a year to keep that knowledge in house and deprive competitors of the opportunity.