Microsoft eyes $10B bet on ChatGPT

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:37 PM UTC

s_dev wrote: post #181

curiousmindz wrote: post #124

I expect this deal to be a must for Microsoft. OpenAI is probably very happy to raise the stakes as much as possible. So we will see how many billions Microsoft ends up paying for this. Still, is there a world in which we look back 10 years from now and think that we were overvaluing the impact of AI? (For example, this did happen with tablets, when people thought that the iPad would replace "computers"...)

Nah -- this sounds like Google buying YouTube or Android for billions while they were in their infancy but had proven tech. People did say at the time Google overpaid but they were some of the wisest investments Google ever made. I hope Microsoft don't buy them and OpenAI just becomes another FANG.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:38 PM UTC

curiousmindz wrote: post #124

I expect this deal to be a must for Microsoft. OpenAI is probably very happy to raise the stakes as much as possible. So we will see how many billions Microsoft ends up paying for this. Still, is there a world in which we look back 10 years from now and think that we were overvaluing the impact of AI? (For example, this did happen with tablets, when people thought that the iPad would replace "computers"...)

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:39 PM UTC

kornhole wrote: post #217

This is a great conversation, but I need to switch back over to my work issued machine and generate more content in Office365 to feed the models. O365, Linkedin, Xbox, Github, and other data factories have been generating a ton of data for years. Although many of us try to keep our coms private, we are forced to use their platforms at work.

Post by Traubenfuchs » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:40 PM UTC

andsoitis wrote: post #149

I notice a few people lamenting that OpenAI will no longer be... open. But I have to wonder, in what sense is OpenAI open today ? In 2019, OpenAI transitioned from non-profit to for-profit. At that time, Microsoft invested US$1 billion into the company. OpenAI then announced its intention to commercially license its technologies.

Post by fleddr » Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 3:41 PM UTC

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #213

fsloth wrote: post #192

$10 Bilion for the non-ruling half of OpenAI? Impresssive. As a reference Microsoft paid $7.2 billion for the entire handset business of Nokia (which was floundering at the time, but still).

What's the path to monetization for Microsoft for OpenAI/ChatGPT?