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>>aarond+(OP)
Microsoft has a "Cloud + AI" division [1]. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sam Altman at or near the top of that organization come Monday.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_engineering_groups#C...

>>taftst+49
Why does Microsoft need him? Microsoft has some of the foremost researchers and research divisions in the world and have successfully demonstrated their ability to evolve as a business. Altman's background doesn't seem remotely enough to have such a high-level position at a company like Microsoft.

>>bmitc+rv
Assuage investor anxiety - it's a drop in the bucket to pay Altman virtually anything he wants to keep the market from thinking too much.

>>voidfu+TO
Investor anxiety concerning what, exactly?