Goldman: Altman's firing is a problem for Microsoft
Sharon Goldman · Emergency Podcast: Sam Altman Fired At OpenAI · Nov 18, 2023 · at 20:40
VentureBeat senior AI writer Sharon Goldman analyzes the fallout of Sam Altman's dismissal on OpenAI's largest investor and partner, Microsoft.
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“I do think it's a problem for Microsoft if he's gone for, you know, again, it raises questions, you know, again, Satya Nadella was with Sam Altman on stage at Dev Day, touting their relationship that they'd be building AGI together. The fact that if it becomes quite public that they didn't know until a minute before, that doesn't look good for Microsoft, does it?”
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