Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just 'motivated by a need to show how Al…
Internal Microsoft communications from 2017-2018 reveal executives' concerns and skepticism regarding OpenAI's AI development, particularly its focus on beating humans in games like Dota 2. Despite initial doubts about financial viability and potential PR issues if OpenAI partnered with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft eventually invested heavily in the company, recognizing the strategic importance of AI.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Amazon
- Topic: Machine Learning
- Platform: Amazon Web Services
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Person: Satya Nadella
- Person: Eric Horvitz
- Person: Jason Zander
- Person: Sam Altman
- Person: Jason Graefe
- Person: Brett Tanzer
- Person: Kevin Scott
- Person: Elon Musk
- Company: OpenAI
- Game: Dota 2
- Topic: Cloud Computing
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