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Re:Mira Exits OpenAI by vasco on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @05:26PM (#41652057)
OpenAI is a Microsoft play to get into power generation business, specifically nuclear, which is a pet interest of Bill Gates for many years.

There, that's my conspiracy theory quota for 2024 in one comment.

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Re:Mira Exits OpenAI by kolbe on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @08:31PM (#41653287)
I don't think Gates has much influence on Microsoft these days.
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Re:Mira Exits OpenAI by basementcat on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @08:46PM (#41653373)
He controls approximately 1% of the voting shares of MSFT.
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Re:Mira Exits OpenAI by kolbe on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @08:54PM (#41653411)
And I would argue his "soft power" is greatly diminished as well
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Re:Mira Exits OpenAI by PoignardAzur on Thursday September 26, 2024 @01:27AM (#41654831)
It's kinda cool as a conspiracy theory. It's just reasonable enough if you don't know any of the specifics. And the incentives mostly make sense, if you don't look too closely.
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