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>>aarond+(OP)
One "person familiar" is inappropriate sourcing for something so consequential. Not a good look for Axios.

>>Sheinh+T8
In journalist speak, that means "credible person I know who would get fired if I said their name."

It's probably literally an exec on the OpenAI/Microsoft partnership.

The alternative to "a person familiar" is us as readers never get this information at all.

>>broken+ca
I know what it means and I agree it's probably an exec. The issue is that the premise - "Microsoft Corporation didn't know thing X at point in time Y" - is essentially unverifiable gossip, yet is presented here as fact

>>Sheinh+Kg
Believe it or don't, newspapers report on things which cannot be immediately verified all the time. Get over it.