#Microsoft hires Sam Altman 3 days after OpenAI fired him as CEO

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wise tusk
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These next few days are going to be interesting if those employees are true to their word

patent vigil
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Microsoft has assured us that there are positions for all OpenAI employees at this new subsidiary should we choose to join.

wise tusk
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Massive play by Microsoft

patent vigil
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Yeah Microsoft stonks up good tbh. I dont see this as something you can really come back from

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The company who owns 49% and provides all the compute basically saying they dont want to work with them anymore..yikes

wise tusk
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I don't believe they've outright said that but it's pretty clear what's going to happen once MS has enough manpower to where they don't need OpenAI anymore

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The board really shot themselves in the foot

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Like with a 50 cal

patent vigil
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$90 billion valuation eviscerated practically overnight

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crazy

wise tusk
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The fact that they haven't made a real statement about why he was fired + the employees insinuating that the firing was in bad faith isn't a good look either

spice dune
wise tusk
spark relic
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was this sabotage from a competitor or microsoft?

jaunty silo
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Seems like a bad board

dull prism
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Good for the people who do all the work, they don't need to suffer the parasites.

kindred elm
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is this good or bad news? won't this give microsoft a bigger monopoly?

wise tusk
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Microsoft essentially had control over OpenAI anyway, the only difference now is that, if employees start working for MS, they have to jump through less hoops to get what they want.

spark relic
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buying a company without paying or having govt. scrutiny

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which is why i brought up sabotage xD

wise tusk
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I mean there is the possibility that this was Microsoft's plan all along but I think this was just Microsoft spotting an opportunity and not hesitating to take it

spark cobalt
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if a whale beached itself and actively refused to go back to the water might as well harvest it while it's still fresh yknow

wet pulsar
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spark cobalt
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billions must leave

spark relic
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imagine if they just make a completely new company

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i'd find a bit more fair

spark cobalt
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closedai (accurate)

frail bridge
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but its actually foss

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regarding ms taking altman

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i think this comes to no surprise

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pretty sure that was already planned a while ago

spark cobalt
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it's also just a nobrainer poaching the ceo of a company you've invested billions in for practically free

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that's like adding salt to the baby you've just stolen candy from

regal hearth
spark relic
wet pulsar