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Kara Swisher explains how Sam Altman's OpenAI ouster became a win for Microsoft #shorts

November 21, 2023 / 01:00

This episode discusses Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, the hiring of Sam Altman, and the implications for the tech industry.

The conversation highlights the significance of Sam Altman's role as CEO and how his decision to remain at Microsoft impacts the company's future. The discussion emphasizes that Microsoft managed to secure a key player without losing their investment in OpenAI.

Key points include the strategic advantages Microsoft gains from Altman's leadership and the potential risks of losing him to competitors. The episode also touches on the financial aspects of the partnership and the conditions tied to Microsoft's continued investment.

TLDR

Microsoft secures Sam Altman, impacting OpenAI and tech competition.

Episode

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I was reporting all night on this and and broke quite a few stories Microsoft has a new employee Sam mman uh I think
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he's probably also the AA parent to the CEO title of this moment in time I thought he might do the startup route
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you know but I think it's like why should I rebuild this again when it's I got everything I want here I think SATA
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is the bigger winner here of anything he managed to finesse something that was very difficult because this guy had a
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lot of choices Microsoft did not want to invest 1010 billion in have all of this
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lead to have Sam Malon go somewhere else and start a competitor to them this is a
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victory for Microsoft they just bought a company for free people think they had to keep their investment in open aai but
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they haven't given all the money over they've given some of it and it's dependent on the partnership I want to
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stress this they don't have to keep giving them the investment money it depends on delivery of things and if
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there's no employees there to deliver it so they didn't lose that investment

Episode Highlights

  • Microsoft's Strategic Victory
    Microsoft successfully acquired a company without a hefty investment, securing a key player.
    “This is a victory for Microsoft—they just bought a company for free.”
    @ 00m 34s
    November 21, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • Microsoft just bought a company for free!
    Kara Swisher explains how Sam Altman's OpenAI ouster became a win for Microsoft #shorts
  • They don't have to keep giving them the investment money.
    Kara Swisher explains how Sam Altman's OpenAI ouster became a win for Microsoft #shorts

Key Moments

  • Microsoft's Acquisition00:37
  • Investment Uncertainty00:47