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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by lolinder on Friday March 01, 2024 @11:40AM (#39563510)
Officially, yes, but the whole situation with Altman's firing and rehiring showed that the donors can exert quite a bit of control if their interests are threatened.
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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by jprete on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:56PM (#39564543)
That wasn't the donors' doing at all, though. If anything it was an illustration of the powerlessness of the donors and the non-profit structure without the force of law backing it up.
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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by lolinder on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:57PM (#39564566)
Microsoft is the single largest donor by a wide margin, and they were absolutely pulling the strings in that incident.
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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by jprete on Friday March 01, 2024 @01:07PM (#39564711)
Did they donate, or did they buy equity in the for-profit arm? I thought it was the latter, and that Azure credits were part of that deal?
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