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1. drewco+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-22 07:37:16
MSFT invested over $10B. And currently has no seat on the board.
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2. nicce+q7[view] [source] 2023-11-22 08:34:55
>>drewco+(OP)
It has payed only fraction of that so far
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3. throwa+s7[view] [source] 2023-11-22 08:35:03
>>drewco+(OP)
As far as I understand, they knew and agreed to that before committing their $$$.
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4. Iulioh+4c[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-22 09:13:13
>>throwa+s7
And it was stick fucking strange, they assu
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5. Aunche+P21[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-22 15:02:24
>>throwa+s7
Microsoft has more leverage now because they can sue OpenAI for intentionally sabotaging Microsoft's investment.
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6. pclmul+s51[view] [source] 2023-11-22 15:13:14
>>drewco+(OP)
$10 billion of compute credits. Not $10 billion of real money.
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7. blacko+QB1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-22 17:39:51
>>pclmul+s51
Compute credits are more valuable. It is more difficult to get GPUs than real money.
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8. pclmul+0M1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-22 18:20:41
>>blacko+QB1
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.

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