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It looks like Microsoft's ambitions to completely cannibalize OpenAI is coming to pass. Apparently, Microsoft already has a perpetual license to all of OpenAI's IP (link), and owned all the physical hardware running the OpenAI GPTs. So now that they're about to acquire basically OpenAI's entire staff OpenAI literally has nothing.

I think the interesting angle is the anti-trust angle. The board's ouster of Altman has essentially allowed Microsoft to strip OpenAI for parts without having to compensate the other investors or receive anti-trust scrutiny. It is a massive win for MS.

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[–] tyler99b@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't imagine being so brain poisoned that you'd quit your job just cuz your shitty tech bro boss got fired.

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Since OpenAI is a kayfabe "public benefit" company, it sounds like the board actually decided to stand up for the company's chartered values, which are essentially the creation of a AI god to solve all humanities problems. If you're a tech worker just trying to make bank, it's not a hard decision to side with the people who want to make money versus the people who actually believe that bullshit.

[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Also changing jobs is usually a good idea in tech anyways. If they were bluntly offered so many positions like that, they probably got a little bit of a raise as motivation.

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OpenAIs new business model: Collecting monthly 25$ from those who forgot to cancel their subscription.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Well, knowing Microsoft, they'll turn the whole company and its products into garbage

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it would be very funny if the entire company collapsed because it’s run by idiots and backed by idiots who know nothing about AI. Then Microsoft sells it to some chinese company and everyone becomes angry

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

I don't see why this would be a thing. Altman is just a VC guy, but literally everyone working on OpenAI products (GPT, DALL-E, etc...), is looking to jump ship and join the Microsoft venture. Like it or not, OpenAI/Microsoft are cutting edge when it comes to AI, although they achieved this mainly via brute force scaling.