> I have a strange feeling that all of this is about selling OpenAI to Microsoft. I mean is it that unlikely?
From the moment that the announcement of the deal with Microsoft happened, it was clear to me that it only ends one way: Microsoft is going to own everything of value that OpenAI has, in one way or another.
There never was any other way it could go down regardless of what ideals the OpenAI founders may or may not have had. You can't dance with the devil and say you're only kidding.
I had the same feeling. Huge corp with deep pockets targets smaller research company in order to catch up with the competition. I'm surprised a traditional acquisition hadn't happened before. Now it's happening in a weird way but it's the same outcome.
From the moment that the announcement of the deal with Microsoft happened, it was clear to me that it only ends one way: Microsoft is going to own everything of value that OpenAI has, in one way or another.
There never was any other way it could go down regardless of what ideals the OpenAI founders may or may not have had. You can't dance with the devil and say you're only kidding.