The biggest potential loser of the OpenAI fiasco wasn't Sam Altman. It was Satya Nadella. - Business Insider

( 2023-11-19; Business Insider )

Description: "If OpenAI up and implodes, Microsoft no longer has a fast AI tech backup plan."

But should Altman refuse to return and instead form a new AI startup, he can certainly easily fill it with the people who know the secrets of OpenAI technology. And he's also likely to seek another cloud investor/partner. Generative AI needs massive, specialized compute power to perform, especially to perform for millions of customers. Google or Amazon would almost certainly try to make Altman a deal he couldn't refuse.

It would be much safer for Nadella to pressure OpenAI into getting Altman to come back.

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Big excitement this weekend in the world of Artificial Intelligence. After markets closed on Friday, OpenAI's board announced that they had fired CEO, Sam Altman and that CTO president and co-founder, Greg Brockman would retain his role, but lose his seat as Chairman of the board. Shortly after that, Brockman announced that he had left the company, too.

Saturday, though, reports surfaced that OpenAI was in talks to bring Altman back after employees threatened to quit in an internal revolt.

As of now (Sunday at ~2000 US/Eastern), we still don't know whether or not Altman will return as OpenAI's CEO. This Business Insider article argues that Microsoft has the biggest interest in seeing Altman return.

Update: Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, says on Twitter that Altman and Brockman will both join Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. Looks to me like he made lemons into lemonade.

We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI's new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success.

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