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Microsoft worried OpenAI funding would otherwise go to Amazon
Microsoft executives debated funding OpenAI in 2018, fearing that withholding investment would push the lab toward Amazon, according to evidence revealed at the Musk v. Altman trial.
Wired: Musk v. Altman docs: Microsoft execs had reservations about funding OpenAI in 2018 but worried that withholding support could push OpenAI into Amazon's arms — Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI—but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to evidence revealed during the Musk v. Altman trial.
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