How Microsoft BAILED OUT Inflection AI
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Brief Summary
Microsoft acquires Inflection AI, bailing out investors after $1.5 billion funding struggle.
Key points
- Microsoft's Strategic Move. Microsoft's latest acquisition is a significant bailout for investors in a struggling company.
Transcript
the AI landscape shifting yet again Microsoft just did another one of these shadow Aqua hires this time of inflection AI bizarre deal for background inflection have raised 1.5 billion over the last two years it was one of these giant fundings that occurred to build a foundational model this was a bailout of the investors I don't think the investors got ripped off here I think the investors were like thrilled to get their money back for whatever reason this company wasn't going anywhere it had raised hundreds of millions of dollars Reed and Bill obviously are are wired in they're on the Microsoft board and this company did have some talent that Microsoft wanted
so they basically did a giant Aqua hire and it bailed out the investors
