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[return to "Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft"]
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1. mighmi+A8[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:33:07
>>JimDab+(OP)
Can someone help me understand what Sam's actual value is? He doesn't seem to be a particularly important practitioner/researcher re: AI and is "just" a CEO/salesman-evangelist to get funding, which Microsoft doesn't need?

Is he particularly apt at leading/managing research teams? OpenAI's slow productization doesn't imply he's a product/idea guy a la Jobs.

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2. Firmwa+F9[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:38:15
>>mighmi+A8
Hiring famous well known big names of the industry (even if they're useless and will just coast for crazy money) sends a strong signal to investors and will most likely boost MSFT stock price during this ongoing AI bubble.

And once the AI bubble pops as everyone learns AGI indeed NOT 'around the corner', Microsoft will silently let him go with a golden parachute in the 8 figure ballpark.

At least that's what I learned from watching the Silicon Valley satire.

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3. mighmi+Tc[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:52:53
>>Firmwa+F9
This is a good point. I hadn't noticed Microsoft's share price dropping 20% on the initial announcement.
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