Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a "new advanced AI research team," the software conglomerate's chief Satya Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and many of their former OpenAI colleagues will join Microsoft, Satya Nadella said.
  • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
    228·
    7 months ago

    OpenAI shot themselves in the legs with a 12-gauge shotgun when they fired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

    Expect Microsoft Copilot to eclipse ChatGPT.

    • Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      7 months ago

      The Board though is unlikely to face any personal consequences though. 3 out of the 4 of them are CEOs of their own companies, with the fourth being OpenAI’s chief scientist.

      Regardless, this move will very much tank OpenAI since now the advantage is in Microsoft’s court.

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
        212·
        7 months ago

        I see this a lot, but two people, especially those not doing the work, do not make a company. They started something great, but hundreds of talented people have been driving the ship for a long time now.

        • Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          The scientist was the ringleader around the effort of ousting Altman, apparently.

    • Wooki@lemmy.worldEnglish
      910·
      7 months ago

      Doubt it very much. Alt-man is just a grifter and the limits have been reached for the word predictor. The only thing Microsoft has been doing is hype and pissing off customers with it.