Microsoft, OpenAI, ChatGPT, yada yada yada

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So anyway, Microsoft, OpenAI, ChatGPT, yada yada yada, even Sam Altman has a puke emoji face right now.

Semafor's report that Microsoft was considering a $10 billion investment in OpenAI late Monday night was just the tip of the hype.

By early afternoon PT, news of the alleged deal had turned into an in-depth, searing Silicon Valley bro-mance (The Information); a grueling and mind-blowing lesson in finance (Fortune); and a high stakes poker/arms race game (Business Insider).

Even AI skeptic Gary Marcus quickly penned a Substack tome: “Is Microsoft getting the deal of the century? Or is Sam Altman dumping OpenAI at the right time?” NOTE: Marcus has updated his post as I was posting it...you know what I mean? "Update: Turns out Semafor got the terms of the deal wrong. If things get really, really good, OpenAI regains control; A source who has seen the documents tells me "Once $92 billion in profits plus $13 billion in initial investment is returned [to Microsoft and once other venture capitalists earn $150 billion, all equity goes to OpenAI." In that light, Altman's play looks more like a hedge than a sellout; a little money now, a lot later if they're hugely successful.“
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Of course, we can't know what Sam Altman means by his recent vomited tweet. Already tired of the Microsoft/OpenAI hype? Or has ChatGPT been interrupted several times in the last two days due to the insane demand? Perhaps his own tweet from December about the massive cost of ChatGPT still brings tears to his eyes, leading to co-founder Greg Brockman's waiting list for a future ChatGPT professional (who asks "At what cost ($ per month) do you consider ChatGPT to be so spend...

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Check out all the Smart Security Summit on-demand sessions here.

So anyway, Microsoft, OpenAI, ChatGPT, yada yada yada, even Sam Altman has a puke emoji face right now.

Semafor's report that Microsoft was considering a $10 billion investment in OpenAI late Monday night was just the tip of the hype.

By early afternoon PT, news of the alleged deal had turned into an in-depth, searing Silicon Valley bro-mance (The Information); a grueling and mind-blowing lesson in finance (Fortune); and a high stakes poker/arms race game (Business Insider).

Even AI skeptic Gary Marcus quickly penned a Substack tome: “Is Microsoft getting the deal of the century? Or is Sam Altman dumping OpenAI at the right time?” NOTE: Marcus has updated his post as I was posting it...you know what I mean? "Update: Turns out Semafor got the terms of the deal wrong. If things get really, really good, OpenAI regains control; A source who has seen the documents tells me "Once $92 billion in profits plus $13 billion in initial investment is returned [to Microsoft and once other venture capitalists earn $150 billion, all equity goes to OpenAI." In that light, Altman's play looks more like a hedge than a sellout; a little money now, a lot later if they're hugely successful.“

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Learn about the essential role of AI and ML in cybersecurity and industry-specific case studies. Watch the on-demand sessions today.

look here The real story behind generative AI

Of course, we can't know what Sam Altman means by his recent vomited tweet. Already tired of the Microsoft/OpenAI hype? Or has ChatGPT been interrupted several times in the last two days due to the insane demand? Perhaps his own tweet from December about the massive cost of ChatGPT still brings tears to his eyes, leading to co-founder Greg Brockman's waiting list for a future ChatGPT professional (who asks "At what cost ($ per month) do you consider ChatGPT to be so spend...