Re:OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
by Turing_Machine on Sunday November 19, 2023 @10:16AM
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> That would effectively exit Microsoft from the LLM race
I don't see why. As I understand it, a significant percentage of Microsoft's investment went into the hardware they're providing. It's not like that hardware and associated infrastructure are going to disappear if they kick OpenAI off it. They can rent it to someone else. Heck, given the tight GPU supply situation, they might even be able to sell it at a profit.
Re:OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
by snypher on Sunday November 19, 2023 @01:59PM
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But I think the 'someone else' would be in competition with MS, as opposed to OpenAI who was pretty much domesticated in terms of where the profit would go.
I don't see why. As I understand it, a significant percentage of Microsoft's investment went into the hardware they're providing. It's not like that hardware and associated infrastructure are going to disappear if they kick OpenAI off it. They can rent it to someone else. Heck, given the tight GPU supply situation, they might even be able to sell it at a profit.