OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns

Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns by JumpCrisscross on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:53AM (#38349113)

> Microsoft hasn't actually given OpenAI $13 Billion because much of that is in the form of Azure credits

To be clear, these are still an asset OpenAI holds. It should at least let them continue doing research for a few years.

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Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns by Jensson on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:58AM (#38349181)

But how much of that research will be for the non-profit mission? The entire non-profit leadership got cleared out and will get replaced by for-profit puppets, there is nobody left to defend the non-profit ideals they ought to have.

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Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns by JCharante on Monday November 20, 2023 @10:06AM (#38349267)

they're GPUs right? Time to mine some niche cryptos to cash out the azure credits..

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Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns by Manouchehri on Monday November 20, 2023 @10:35AM (#38349530)

I would be shocked if the Azure credits didn't come with conditions on what they can be used for. At a bare minimum, there's likely the requirement that they be used for supporting AI research.

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Re:OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns by sebzim4500 on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:29PM (#38352157)

If any company can find a way to avoid having to pay up on those credits it's Microsoft.

"Sorry OpenAI, but those credits are only valid in our Nevada datacenter. Yes, it's two Microsoft Surface PC™ s connected together with duct tape. No, they don't have GPUs."

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