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MSFT invested over $10B. And currently has no seat on the board.

• nicce 3y ago
  It has payed only fraction of that so far
• throwaway744678 3y ago
  As far as I understand, they knew and agreed to that before committing their $$$.
  • Iulioh 3y ago
    And it was stick fucking strange, they assu
  • Aunche 3y ago
    Microsoft has more leverage now because they can sue OpenAI for intentionally sabotaging Microsoft's investment.
• pclmulqdq 3y ago
  $10 billion of compute credits. Not $10 billion of real money.
  • blackoil 3y ago
    Compute credits are more valuable. It is more difficult to get GPUs than real money.
    • pclmulqdq 3y ago
      As any AI startup can tell you: credits != quota Right now, quota is very valuable and scarce, but credits are easy to come by. Also, Azure credits themselves are worth about $0.20 per dollar compared to the alternatives.