Microsoft has no control, but gets OpenAI’s IP until AGI
This could be cashed out a few ways—does it mean “we can’t make decisions about how to utilize core tech in downstream product offerings or verticals, but we take a hefty cut of any such things that openai then ships”? If so, there may be multiple ways of interpreting it (like microsoft could accuse openai of very costly negligence for neglecting a particular vertical or product idea or application, or they couldn’t).
This could be cashed out a few ways—does it mean “we can’t make decisions about how to utilize core tech in downstream product offerings or verticals, but we take a hefty cut of any such things that openai then ships”? If so, there may be multiple ways of interpreting it (like microsoft could accuse openai of very costly negligence for neglecting a particular vertical or product idea or application, or they couldn’t).
I meant Microsoft doesn’t get to tell OpenAI what models to make, but gets copies of whatever models it does make. See WSJ.